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xjulixred45x · 1 year
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Zuko x Friend! Reader(Platonic)
Genre: Headcanons
Reader: neutral
Warnings: Azula, mentions of minor bullying, avatar story spoilers, reader is something of a himbo/Bimbo, banishment, a little angst, a lot of Fluff.
You probably met Zuko through Ursa, who, seeing that Azula had her own group of friends, thought that her son could use a friend to help him out of his shell.
Your parents were important politicians in the fire nation, so technically you've been to the royal garden before, but you've definitely never met the fire lady (is there a title for the fire lord's wife???) And much less did you expect him to offer to play with his son.
You, being a completely innocent boy/girl, accepted, even if at first Zuko didn't seem to want you around for some reason (later you just understood that he didn't want charity or something).
But you weren't going to give up easily, nononono, this child NEEDED a friend, he needed you, so you kept insisting and insisting until you finally managed to establish trust with him and talk about his things.
The afternoons you came over were much more fun for Zuko now that he had someone else to play with (Azula doesn't count) and above all that you understood him and even defended him from Azula.
He never knew if you were too dumb or too brave, but he definitely appreciate that gesture.
Unfortunately that didn't always end well for you, there were times when Azula took revenge by making you go through embarrassing situations like throwing food at you, making you trip and in the worst case, burning your feet with firebending.
Zuko was furious with her when this happened and would always accuse her of Ursa, which either "calmed" her completely or came to something worse, never halfway.
He comforted you in those moments and in part he felt guilty for not being able to defend you more adequately according to him, even if you told him it was okay.
After Ursa, Zuko stuck to you like glue, you were his only source of real comfort and you welcomed him with open arms.
If friendship only grew as the years went by, the servants already knew you even by name. How not to do it? The adorable friend of the prince, for some a big airhead and for others a cuteness.
When Zuko was banished they had to physically stop you from throwing yourself onto the ship to accompany him, you felt so bad, your only friend was getting out of hand, and all just because he wanted to do something good!
It's not like Zuko had it any easier, part of him wanted you to come along, but the other (more reasonable) part of him was happy that at least you wouldn't have to share the dishonor with him, at least you'd be okay.
Zuko refused to be forgotten, so they sent each other letters during the years he was away, sure, it was harder for you to send your letters to him because, well, a ship in constant motion, but that didn't stop you.
Even if it was good to hear from him, it wasn't the same without him, the others noticed immediately how you were much sadder without your friend.
Even if you tried not to look like that so as not to please Azula.
And when in book two he was considered a traitor, your world fell apart...
....only to be brought back to life when Zuko returned after (supposedly) killing the avatar!
When you found out I had arrived at the palace, oh well you put all the air nomads to shame (cruel joke sorry), you ran so fast and when you saw Zuko you practically threw yourself at him.
You were like: MAKE WAY MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND IS BACK AND I'LL BE THE FIRST TO GIVE HIM A HUG!
You practically knocked Zuko to the ground.
Well, apart from the bruises that left behind, Zuko was just as happy to see you.
The first day of his return (apart from the confusing meeting with his father) he was glued to your side listening to you chatter away like always, even things he would have found annoying before were now rather amusing.
he miss you a lot.
Rest assured, it will drag you to Ember Island! Even if you're excited about the idea, most of the time you just make ridiculously elaborate sand castles (which Azula destroys just to make you angry).
When they're at the party trying to pretend to be normal guys, you can't help but feel oblivious to the drama among the main four, I mean...you have a lot of things to say but at the same time...they're more important right?
Unfortunately, everything is caused by an emotional overflow and crying party sauce, practically fed up with everyone fighting each other.
Later you catch up with them at the campfire, again, listening to everyone's problems, just to try not to look pathetic for crying in a "ridiculous" way.
But when Azula brings it up you just can't take it anymore, you got sick of being taken for a fool or childish just because you wanted to be your age, or get me down, or not be the fucking make me laugh all the time. You couldn't always be happy! Or make everyone happy!...so you failed them as a friend...?
The others were shocked by this new side of you, to say the least. Zuko especially.
When they make up (mostly), Zuko is more attentive to how you feel, and I assure you, he didn't see you as a fool or a laugh-out-loud, but as a friend.
When all the fuss happens with Zuko going over to the good side, he leaves an additional letter for you to read, explaining everything, you burn that letter, not out of anger but to prevent them from finding incriminating evidence.
Azula planned to use you as a shield against Zuko, but unfortunately she misunderstood the part about you actually not being a fool, and you went off and read the letter.
You ended up with the white lotus to be safe and incidentally better understand the situation.
When comet zozin arrives, all you can do is pray that the avatar wins and that Zuko (and your family within the fire nation) is safe.
And finally everything ends, the balance is restored and Zuko becomes the new lord of fire. You couldn't be happier.
They may not have as much time to talk as before, but Zuko finally has his friend back.
Would you like me to do a sequel with Reader in the comics? I haven't read them in full yet but they look cool. Read You.
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stardust948 · 7 months
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[Frenemies AU]
Prison arc part 3
Poppy, walking up: Hi! Ew, Ozai you're outfit's all dirty.
Ozai: Oh no, now I'll never win the prison beauty pageant!
Poppy: They have those?
Bato: Where have you've been?! I told you to stay close to us so you don't get hurt!
Poppy: I joined a prison gang!
Hakoda: What do you mean?
Poppy: Well this group of mean scary prisoners said I was cute and funny so they invited me to join their prison gang.
Ozai: And you said yes?!
Poppy: Uh-huh. I told them I was going to make us all special T-shirts ^_^
The boys: ...
Guard, patrolling the fence nearby: You! You people!
Hakoda: What?
(Guard lifts hat to reveal it's Bumi)
Bumi: Who misses their favorite teacher?
Everyone, running up to him: Bumi!
Bumi: Shhh! Act like I'm a Chin Village guard!
(Everyone strikes an awkward pose)
Bato: Where did you get that outfit?
Bumi: They sell these at the hotel gift shop. *laughs* How stupid is that?!
Ozai: Would you just get us out of this prison?!
Bumi: I'm working on it.
Hakoda: You have a plan?
Bumi: Sorta. I have a cabbage truck.
Ozai: ...Cabbage truck?
Bumi: Yes. I met a merchant and traded 100 yams for it.
Bato: You just so happen to have 100 yams on you?
Bumi: Yes! Well actually they were unfried dough balled up but don't tell him that.
Poppy: I joined a prison gang!
Bumi: Oh Poppy. Don't ever change you strange wonderful girl! Now, there is an access road right behind this building. I'll be after dark waiting. When you kids jump in, I'll drive us across the boarder right out of this poop-shack of a village.
Hakoda: How do we get out of this prison?
Bumi: Oh come on! I'm supposed to think of everything?! I got the cabbage truck!
Poppy: Look it's my prison gang! Wait up! *runs off*
Bumi: I'll be there tomorrow night after dark. See ya! *leaves*
The boys: Wait Bumi!
Hakoda: He left us!
Bato: How are we supposed to break out of this prison?!
Ozai: Hey, what's Poppy doing?
Poppy, in a mediation circle with the prisoners: Deep breaths. I am not my anger and my anger is not me.
Prisoners: I am not my anger and my anger is not me.
Bato: Tui and La, she started a cult.
Hakoda: I think I know how to break out of this prison.
Bato: How?
Hakoda: We start *pauses for dramatic effect* a RIOT! >:D
Bato and Ozai:
Ozai: And we're dead.
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(The boys meeting Ursa and Kya at the divider)
Ursa: A cabbage truck...?
Hakoda: Shh! *glances at the guards* We just need to start a riot right about... now.
Kya, picking up a rock: No problem. *walking away* Heyyy girls. Wanna play rocks?
Ursa: Here we go again. *follows her*
Bato: So what are we supposed to do?
Hakoda: Follow the ladies lead. *throws a rock at a prisoner*
Prisoner: Ow! What was that for? It really hurt my feelings.
Hakoda: Aren't you angry?
Prisoner: Normally, but I've been working on controlling my anger lately.
Hakoda:
Ozai to Hakoda: Great plan.
Hakoda: Here's an idea, why don't we leave them alone with you for 10 minutes?
Ozai: Excuse me?!
Hakoda: Worked last time.
Bato: Guys!
Poppy: Hakoda why are you throwing rocks at my gang-mates?
Hakoda, grabs her shoulders: Poppy! What are they're weaknesses? How do we make them mad enough to fight?!
Poppy: But they've been making so much progress. Why-
Ozai: So we can get out of this crap-hole!!!
Bato: Bumi has a plan but we need to get out of here first! Please use your cult leader position to help us out 🙏
Poppy: I see. One moment.
Poppy, to the gang: I'm so proud of the progress you've all made. Now, for our next exercise I would like you all to tell each other what really annoys you about the other person. Then respond physically to release pint up anger.
Hakoda: There's no way that's going to work.
(Full blown riot starts a few minutes later)
Poppy: Like that boys?
Hakoda and Bato:
Ozai: Impressive.
Poppy: Oh, and my friend, Combustion man, wants to come to. *gestures to the prisoner who harassed Ozai earlier*
Ozai: o_o
Hakoda: Fine! Let's go!
___
(The guys and Poppy run into Kya and Ursa while running out)
Ozai, worried: What happened to you?!
Ursa, bloodied and dragging Kya who's still throwing rocks: A friendly game of rocks. You?
Ozai: Psychological warfare.
Bumi: Hurry now! Get on the truck! *ushers them under the cabbage heads*
Bumi, seeing the prisoner get on too: Wait who's this?
Hakoda: Combustion man.
Bumi: Sweet Yancheng. *Drives off*
The Merchant, realizing he'd been scam and chasing after them: MY CABBAGES!!!
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spare north to the future christmas/holiday headcanons? or i guess if you wrote them they would be canon? anyway here are mine, in the order of character appearance ❤️ hope you like them
when it's just her and appletini, jen makes paper snowflakes at the vet's and puts them up everywhere. she'll give a bottle of non alcoholic mulled wine to appletini, who'd have nothing to give back to jen (she is brainrotting thinking about aegon, obviously). embarrassing.
appletini tries, maybe succeeds in dragging aegon to her folks' house for christmas dinner. if he does decide to come, she'll definitely do that thing where she pats him down before entering the house with him and of course, brushing that lock of hair behind his ear. can't have that escapee getting out in front of her parents, so inappropriate!
aegon probably spends his last bucks buying something small but personal for sunfyre and appletini, then in the evening goes to ursa minor to beg for dale to put another ten rum and cokes on the tab "in the spirit of the holiday". sings christmas carols at the bar and sounds heavenly even when he's drunk. he also loves to make snow angels. fight me.
sunfyre is just happy to run around the snow and tries to eat it, hopefully no bears steal his full course meal! also if there is wrapping paper, he will tear it to pieces. keep him away from the christmas tree. (of course, everyone will forgive him once he curls up at their feet)
heather does the MOST with her christmas outfit and makeup, full mariah carey, holly jolly queen. she would love to hang out the whole night with the girl troupe at the bar but kind of understands that not everyone wants to get wasted on christmas. but she still makes the biggest effort to get everyone together bc she loves her girlies.
appletini's parents spend the whole day preparing christmas dinner together, placing mistletoes at convenient places for aegon and appletini to stumble under, making calls to neighbors to wish them a merry christmas. appletini's mom and dad also reminisce about how they fell in love and gossip about the two lovebirds.
joyce is eagerly awaiting new books for christmas, so eagerly in fact that she just buys one herself. she may not necessarily even read it right away, she just needed one to feel alive. goes with the current, doesn't care about any specific plans as long as she has her book. secretly likes the magical feeling of christmas and excepts something special to happen, though it may never!
kimberly got presents for everyone. she gives me rich girl vibes. definitely gave appletini some slutty clothing to slut that girl up slutty, saying the present was "really for aegon". probably got joyce something gothy like a skull shaped candle and some necklace/bracelet for heather with text that says "slut xoxo"
trent wears a christmas hat for the entire day and looks like an actual big elf. he gives appletini bacardi breezers for christmas without realizing that she would not indeed down them all that second and that they'd rot in the fridge until the end of january. he also buys a few drinks for aegon bc well, they are bros. the two also play patty cake while sitting on barstools and dont ask me how that ends up
the ice fisher is ice fishing, because, well, um, it's christmas. no murder allowed!
THIS IS SO CUTE!!!!!!!! and are you sure you don't live in Juneau, Alaska in 1999 because I swear it's like you know these characters and party with them at Ursa Minor 3-4 nights per week 😂😂
The thought of Appletini forgetting everything except Aegon, like 😭 "Christmas what? Jesus who? The birth of our savior when? Sorry I was preoccupied planning my wedding to a man I just met who might be a murderer. the color scheme will be green. we will live in my parents' basement."
The Ice Fisher does not necessarily respect major holidays...
You will get to see Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Valentine's Day in the NTTF universe! Although they might not happen the way you would hope... 👀
Chapter 4 is over halfway done and will hopefully be ready in the next few days! 💜
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Unlikely friends: Part 3
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You and Azula arrive at the fire nation and soon both her parents have something to say about your relationship
Part one here
Part two here
Your POV
The fire nation was certainly more fast-paced and complicated than your small earth kingdom town. The minute you arrived you were whisked away to the throne room to see the Firelord. Apparently any royalty arriving at the palace had to immediately pay their respects to the Firelord and so you and Azula bowed to Zuko who was obviously a little uncomfortable with the whole process As soon as the formalities were over Zuko rushed forwards “Azula I’m glad you’re back, our argument...”. “It’s fine Zuzu, I am no longer angry and I am sorry for my actions”. Zuko paused “you are?”. Azula nodded looking at you before fixing her eyes back on him “yes and I promise I will try controlling my temper so it doesn’t happen again”. Zuko paused “well i...thank you, i’m sorry for my part in it as well”. Azula nodded her head and Zuko just stared “erm...you are both free to go if you wish”. Azula nodded her head “thank you brother” and turned to you eagerly.
You were proud of Azula’s handling of the situation and could tell by Zuko’s reaction he too was shocked. As Azula led you to your room you smiled at her and she caught you “what’s that look for?”. “Nothing...just I like seeing you be functional and having healthy relationships”. Azula raised an eyebrow and you sighed “I like seeing you happy in other words”. “Ow...” Azula blushed and you laughed. “Well you make me happy” she offered awkwardly and you just laughed at how cute your girlfriend was. Azula blushed and pushed some large doors open. Your jaw dropped as you looked around the room, it was beautiful, extravagant and very clearly made for royalty. “Azula...is this your room? It can’t possibly be mine!”. Azula smiled “why do you like it?”. “It’s beautiful....but too beautiful for just a few nights”. “I disagree, you are my guest here and my girlfriend will only have the best” Azula said taking your hand and pressing a kiss to it. “Plus it’s close to my room which will come in handy”. You blushed and Azula smiled dropping your hands. This was one of the things you loved about your relationship, one second Azula was the blushing mess and the next it was you...the power balance was so even it created a constant playful tension between the two of you. 
You were thinking of this as you admired everything in the room from the view out the window to the bedding (of course the fire nation had red silk sheets and you were in love) when Azula spoke. “I want to tell everyone” Azula said and you paused confused before you realised what she meant “about us?”. Azula nodded her head and you stood up straight, you knew the fire nation wasn’t too bad with this stuff but for a royal to publically go against a norm? “Are you sure?” you asked “you know I won’t be upset if you chose not to, don’t you?”. Azula nodded her head “I know but I want to, I want my mom and Zuko to know about us, I want everyone to and not just because I want to show off how lucky I am” she smirked “but because i’m ready. I meant what I said about making up for lost time y/n, I won’t spend a minute pretending not to be your girlfriend”. You blushed vividly and nodded “if it’s what you want them of course I love the idea, I want to show off too” you smiled taking Azula’s hand and she held her other to your cheek tenderly “then tonight, we walk into the party together and tell everyone publically”. You nodded your head “sounds like a plan”.
6 hours later
"Nervous?" you asked catching Azula peaking into the room and she jolted "no!". "Azula i won't be offended if you are" you smiled "i know coming out can be scary...trust me". Azula tensed but then took a deep breath "no it doesn't matter what they say, i’m happy with you and i don’t want to hide it especially after you agreed to come here with me". "You don’t owe me for that" you started but Azula cut you off "i know but i am proud you came with me...i’m proud you're dating me and i want to show it, to show how happy you make me....plus Ty lee and Mai already suspect it" Azula frowned "so i guess it’s just Zuko and mother who don’t know". "Well they say no time like the present?" you asked offering Azula your hand. Azula took it immediately "okay let's go"
The fire nation was still a bit iffy with same-sex couples but they were way better than the earth and water nations. You and Azula walked into the room and only received a handful of glances. You knew if you did this at home you'd have received a much worse reaction even with the princess beside you. Most nobels didn’t notice, the ones that did, double glanced and then looked away. You suspected Azula didn’t even notice, she was fixed on Zuko and Ursa who stood across the room. They hadn't noticed and you could tell Azula was contemplating marching up to them. Not wanting such a confrontational approach you looked around "let's go get a drink". Azula let you lead her away and you poured her a glass of a drink you knew she liked. Azula sipped it nervously and you smiled "nobodies set us on fire, that’s good?". Azula chuckled "they wouldn't dare, i have quite a reputation around here". You smiled "really i didn’t notice". Azula smiled at you adoringly when suddenly two people appeared. Ty lee’s expression told you she wanted to say a thousand things and also launch herself at you both but she was managing to restrain herself. "Hey so what’s new?" she asked in a very high pitched tone and Mai frowned. "What Ty lee means is we’re very happy for the two of you". "So happy!" Ty lee cried "Azula i know you always wrestled with this part of yourself and i’m so proud to see you confidently expressing it! You should be so proud and i’m so happy i could cry!". You looked at Azula who was watching Ty lee awkwardly. "Thanks" Azula said smiling slightly "i..really like y/n so it wasn’t that hard". "Okay now i am going to cry, excuse me” Ty lee announced and dashed for an exit while tears leaked down her face. "Ty lee" Mai called before she sighed shaking her head "i’ll go calm her down so she doesn’t make a scene but we are really really happy you're happy Azula, I mean it". You could tell Azula was both touched and shocked that the usually sarcastic stoic girl was being intimate and affectionate with her and you wondered if Mai and Azula ever had a moment like this in their years of friendship. Based on the tears in Azula’s eye and the look on Mai’s face they hadn’t. "Thank you Mai" Azula smiled and Mai returned the smile "no problem...now i should go find the drama queen, excuse me" and she followed Ty lee.
"Wow that was....really sweet" you commented and Azula nodded "it was wasn’t it?". You nodded "it took a lot for Mai to say that". "I never...i figured we'd never be friends again". "Well i guess Mai and Ty lee don’t feel that way" you smiled and Azula nodded "yeah....they're pretty great". You laughed when you caught sight of someone behind Azula. "Azula?" Ursa called and you saw Azula tense. You almost laughed as Azula grabbed your hand and spun to face her family all in one motion. "Yes" she asked defiantly and you looked to Zuko and Ursa. Zuko was staring at your hands bewildered but Ursa was only looking at her daughter's face. "I just wanted to say hello, you look beautiful tonight....you both do, y/n isn’t it?" she asked and you nodded smiling "yes, it’s nice to meet you". "You too" Ursa smiled warmly at you "Zuko’s told me about how much you've been there for each other and i want to thank you, i’m glad Azula has a...." Ursa hesitated "a person like you in her life". "You can call her my girlfriend" Azula said bravely and you smiled. "A girlfriend like you" Ursa corrected herself and you saw Azula smile. Ursa noticed Zuko still staring and nudged him. Zuko coughed looking up at you both "i had no idea you were....either of you!" he cried spinning to you "but i...of course i’m happy for you both and you look happy" he said to Azula "happier than i’ve ever seen you....at least i think it’s happiness, are you happy?". You saw awkwardness ran in the family. "I’m very happy" Azula said glancing at you and you blushed. "Well that’s all that matters" Zuko said and you smiled. Azula seemed lost for words so just nodded. "Anyway we will leave you to your evening but please join if you feel like it" Ursa smiled laying her hand on Azula’s arm "i’m really proud of the woman you’ve become Azula". "Thank you mother" Azula said shocked and Ursa smiled before walking away. Azula turned to you and you laughed "you okay?". Azula laughed in shock "i have no idea what just happened?". “I think we had a pretty good interaction with your family but how did you view it?”. Azula chuckled awkwardly “I.....It went so well! I didn’t think they’d be so accepting, for Zuko to say....and my mother’s never told me she’s proud of me” Azula’s voice broke and she looked down “it’s just a lot”. You smiled and took her hand “want to step outside and take a breather?”. Azula shook her head immediately “and hide you away? No way! This is already the best night I’ve ever had in the fire nation! We are not ending it early”. You grinned at Azula’s happiness and nodded “well if you’d like Ty lee and Mai are over there, we could go mingle?”. Azula nodded, she stood up straighter, set her shoulders back and grabbed your hand “let's go”. As you made your way over you saw Azula was still slightly nervous but that fell away the minute her friends saw her. “Azula!” Ty lee called “join us we were just talking about that teacher we had in 10th grade”. Azula laughed and slipped right into the conversation. You smiled watching her, happy to take a back seat, when Mai appeared by your side “so how are you finding the fire nation?”. You smiled at her clear attempt to make an effort with you and started chatting with the knife expert. A while later you locked eyes with Azula and both smiled seeing how comfortable the other was. Ursa and Zuko had come over and Azula was talking with her brother about a play while Ursa and Mai talked with you about your earth bending school. You were both comfortable and happy, the trip to the fire nation had been a resounding success.
7 months later
You and Azula both travelled to each other's nation often, pretty much weekly, and equally split the trips between the fire and earth nation. Your relationship continued to grow from strength to strength and all of Azula’s relationships improved. She was the closest she’d ever been to Mai and Ty lee, she and Zuko were getting on well and her mother....it was baby steps but Azula and Ursa were working out their issues constructively and becoming a proper mother and daughter. The only person Azula hadn’t made peace with was the person who’d had the greatest influence on her life, her father. But Ozai had decided it was time to see his daughter...
You arrived in the fire nation early and now used to the routine made your way to Azula’s room. You caught Azula on her way to you and jumped as you almost crashed into her. “Azula” you grinned and she smiled “y/n” and hugged you tightly. “I was just coming to greet you! I’m sorry i’m late” Azula cried and you smiled “no problem”. Azula nodded but you could see something was bothering her. “Azula are you okay?” you asked and she sighed “I have something to tell you” she sighed “it’s not good but please just let me explain”. You nodded “okay, i’m listening”. “Not here” Azula replied and led you to her room before firmly shutting the door. You watched her growing more anxious by the second until Azula eventually turned to face you. "My father, he's been asking to see me" Azula told you and you paused overcome with so many questions and feelings. You hated the man for everything he’d done and were sure nothing good could come from this."Why is he asking for you?" you asked and Azula shrugged. "Zuko’s not sure, my father just keeps saying he wants to speak with me and won’t tell Zuko what about". Ever since you’d been together Azula had lost all contact with her father and you weren’t sure if to take her clear interest as a cause for concern or not. "I want to see him" Azula told you and your stomach sank but you’d under-estimated your girlfriend. "i want to see him one last time and i want you to come with me". So much about that made you confused "last time?". Azula nodded "i have no more need of his approval so i do not wish to see him anymore but i do think i should tell him that so i can have closure". "And you want me to come with you?". Azula nodded her head "my father has a way of twisting my mind....if you're there i only have to look at you and i’ll remember why he’s incorrect, so will you come with me?". You threw your arms around Azula hugging her tightly "of course i’ll come with you! I’ll help in any way I can". Azula blushed but smiled and leant into your embrace “thanks y/n, you’re....i....”. You smiled and stroked Azula’s cheek “no words or thanks needed” and kissed her cheek softly “so when’s the meeting?”. “In 4 hours”. 
Later
You and Azula followed Zuko through the endless corridors past dozens of guards until finally, Zuko stopped. "His cell is the one at the very end" Zuko said gesturing to a set of doors and Azula nodded "thank you brother we'll manage from here". Zuko nodded at Azula’s dismissal "i’ll wait outside for you" and he left the corridor. You watched him go confused before you realised why Azula wanted him to leave. She slumped against the wall and breathed heavily "y/n i’m not sure if i can face him". You took her hands "Azula you are the strongest bravest smartest person i know, you can do this. We don’t have to stay long or even let him reply, we can go inside say what we rehearsed and then leave, in and out, then it will all be over". Azula nodded "okay" and squeezed your hand tightly before looking at you "let's go". Azula led the way. She pushed the door open entering first and held it open for you. You blinked eyes adjusting to the darkness and spotted Ozai on the floor in chains. "Ah so it's true, my daughter has a female play-thing". You glanced at Azula but she didn't even blink "i’m here because Zuko asked me to come but this is the last time i’ll ever be here" Azula started, directly quoting the speech she'd rehearsed with you hours before. "Ahh running errands for your brother now? She's changed you". "I don’t owe you anything, you mistreated me for years and enough is enough" Azula continued reciting the script. "I suppose at least she is rich and beautiful but really earth scum? You could've at least picked a woman of the fire nation to disgrace yourself with, is she worth it? Now you really won’t be on the throne, they'd never take a lesbian". Azula paused in her speech and you squeezed her hand. "Is she worth it?" Ozai repeated and Azula glared. Azula crumpled her script in her hand and her eyes glowed darkly. "Yes she is! I love y/n more than i’ve ever loved anyone! She is the best thing that ever happened to me, she saved my life and i don’t care if that gets me kicked out of the 4 nations i will always choose her over you, over the crown, over the firenation and don’t you forget it!" Azula cried "you have no power over me any more father and i came here to tell you face to face that you can’t control or hurt me anyone. You are finished" Azula said sharply. With a smile she strode from the room taking you with her. As soon as the door closed Azula fell against you "y/n was that....i’m so sorry what he said about you...". "Azula don't be silly that was amazing!" you cried and Azula blinked. "It was?". "Well i’m sorry, it must’ve been horrible having your father say all those homophobic things but the way you shot him down! You were intelligent, clear not to mention hot! You were confident and just so...you" you grinned and Azula blushed. Her heart was still hammering but she was growing calmer and the things she had said were dawning on her. "Did you...i suppose you heard everything i said?". You smiled knowing what part she meant, the confession Azula made about loving you, it was the first time you’d heard Azula say that and it had struck a chord with you too. "i did...did you mean it?" you asked timidly. Azula nodded "every word, you are the best thing that ever happened to me, you did save me". "I didn’t..." you said cutting her off but Azula shook her head "you saved me" she repeated "i would choose you before anything else because i do love you, i love you more than i’ve ever loved anything my whole life, you mean everything to me y/n". Azula stared at you anxiously as she told you that and you smiled. "You mean everything to me as well but i didn’t save you, you saved yourself and i love you so much for that, i love you too". Azula blushed and kissed you. The tense event and the revelation were too much and so she just kissed you to vent some of it. The kiss lasted a while and when it was over you panted as Azula stared at you. "You have no idea how hearing you say that makes me feel". "I’d say after that kiss i have a pretty good idea" you replied and Azula smirked. "Azula?" A voice called and you jumped to see Zuko had appeared from around the corner with lots of guards. Zuko jumped just as much to see you and Azula pressed up against the wall together and he frowned diverting his eyes. Azula stepped away from you and smirked "you can look up again zu zu". Zuko looked up hesitantly before he saw it was safe and met your eyes again. "What’s going on did you....". "I spoke to father he was hateful but i told him never to ask for me again and that i was done with him. He won’t bother either of us any more". Zuko nodded "i’m pleased to hear that". Silence settled and Azula shivered “let's get out of here, this place is depressing” and Zuko led the way outside. 
You smiled as the bright sunlight engulfed you and made Ozai and his words seem further away. You felt Azula take your hand and smiled glancing at her. “Thank you for coming with me” she smiled “I....you gave me the strength to face him, you make me stronger I’ve come to realise”. “Love will do that to you” you grinned in reply and Azula blushed looking down “apparently so”. “You’re adorable when you blush” you commented and Azula bumped against you with her shoulder “stop it” she whined embarrassed and you laughed loudly. Azula smiled at the sound of your laugh and you admired her smile and how genuine it was. How softly and full of love she looked at you and how happy you were together. Azula looked away first blushing but pulled you closer to her and you came willingly. Azula placed her arm around you and you smiled leaning into her. Something told you that your happiness with Azula was just the beginning of your very long lives together.
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Ngl so kind of didn’t know how to finish it but we’ll end on a sunny walk through the fire nation! Writing about happy Azula makes me so happy, my girl just needs love and happiness 🥰
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nora the arc) nora wants a pet to compete with zwei because it's not fair that rwby gets one but they don't! jaune points out it can't be a sloth because it wouldn't be able to be taken care of by them as often as needed.
thus the search begins to find the ultimate animal companion!
or nora adopts a Kodiak bear and everyone's too scared to tell her no and jaune can't tell her no without making her cry and he just can't handle that
"Get the chicken, boy! Get the chicken!" Nora sighed as she sat on the common room couch, watching Ruby play keep away with her dog, Zwei.
She always wanted a pet, but the Arc family household had a strict 'no pets allowed' rule. Part of it was due to the Nora and the other kids being too chaotic to properly care for them, but mostly it was because Isabella was allergic to pet dander.
"Yay! You got it!" Ruby cheered as Zwei hung from the chicken, shaking his tiny body to tear free the juicy, tender meat. The chicken squeaked as his jaws tightened around the chew toy.
"Jauney?" Nora whined. Her fiance was currently looking over important documents with Weiss. He wasn't familiar with them, but as a result of her upbringing as an heiress, she was.
"Yeah?" He replied without glancing from his papers.
"I want a pet." Nora whined.
"I'll pet you in a minute." He replied.
"No, like, a doggy, or a kitty cat!"
"We can't have pets, Nora." Jaune said.
"Ruby has a pet!"
"Ruby is dog sitting while her dad is on a mission." Jaune countered. "Zwei isn't going to stay with them forever." A paperclip hit him square in the nose, causing him to flinch. "Ow! What was that for, Weiss?"
"For being so rude." Weiss replied with a huff.
"Yeah, you're right." Jaune said, scratching his nose. "I'm sorry if I was rude to you, Nora."
"Not to her, you goof!" Weiss groused. "To me!"
"Huh? What did I say to you?" Weiss turned away and huffed.
"Well, if you won't get me a pet," Nora declared, standing from her seat, "then I'll just have to go out and find one!"
Before anyone could stop her, Nora was already gone. She left the common room so quickly, Jaune thought she might have been a pink blur. He simply sighed, since he knew there would be no stopping her.
"Right, where were we?" He said, turning his attention back to the papers. He was looking over leases, permits, fees, costs, and something called a home equity notice. He groaned as he remembered. For the past few hours, he was learning finances, realty, and the oh so wonderous benefits of home ownership. He hadn't even moved in and The Watchtower was already giving him a headache.
"We can stop for now, if you'd like." Weiss offered.
"Yeah." Jaune answered. "Yeah, I think that'd be for the best." He leaned back with a groan and massaged his temples. "I didn't sign up for this. I didn't sign up for any of this."
"Well, according to this document, you did." Weiss replied, holding up a page.
He sighed. "Where would we be without you, Weiss?"
"I'm lost." Nora declared. She decided the best location to find her pet was in the untamed wilderness of the Emerald Forest. She wandered in, Magnhild in hand for protection, and walked until she got here: in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by trees. "Wait!" She looked behind, then around the tree in front of her, and then crouched low, putting her ear to the ground. "Ah, now I know!" She stood up triumphantly. "I'm hopelessly lost!"
She decided she couldn't get more lost, so she decided to walk until she made it back to Beacon. As she traveled in the shadows of the forest's majesty, she considered what kind of pet would be best for her family.
First, the animal needed a lot of energy. Nora doesn't accept laziness. Sloths weren't lazy. In fact, they might be the most energetic animals in all of Remnant. Dedicated, too, since they never just poop from the trees. They climb down, poop, and then climb back up. If that wasn't dedication, Nora didn't know what was.
Second, it had to be tough. A pet that can't fight for it's home is just an expensive free-loader. It either had to be big and tough, or feisty enough to fight the big and tough.
Last, it had to be cute. Now, cute is a subjective term, but Nora knows cute. Zwei? Cute. Chihuahuas? Not cute. Ursas? Cute! Girls flirting with Jaune? Not cute!
A snapping twig caught her attention. She turned and saw the most adorable creature she ever saw! She almost cried. She kneeled down to her hands and knees, chin level to the ground. "You're perfect!"
"Has anyone seen Nora?" Jaune had just finished shuffling the papers into a pile, and placed them inside his bedside dresser drawer. Should make for a cozy roommate with his X-Ray and Vav comics. "It's almost time for dinner."
"Is she still looking for a pet?" Pyrrha asked, brushing her hair.
"I hope she didn't get lost." Ren said, eyes shut in meditation. "Does she have her scroll on her?"
"She does, but she didn't answer when I tried calling her." Jaune answered, holding up his scroll. "I'm gonna go look for her."
"We'll all go." Ren stood up slowly, recovering from sitting for so long. "I'll inform Professor Goodwitch."
Jaune nodded. He opened the door to their dorm and walked down to the locker storage to retrieve their weapons. They met up with Ren and Professor Goodwitch at the entrance. Her expression was as stoic as always.
'We're on our way.' Jaune thought, sending a silent prayer to Nora. 'Just hang on, Nora.'
Nora was bleeding; covered in scratches and bites as she wrestled with the beast in her arms. It was a Grimm of some kind. It had the dog-like features of a Beowolf, yet had more round features with floppy ears instead of erect points, and it's mask-like carapace only covered it's eyes instead of the entire top of it's head. It barked and snarled in her grasp.
"You are soooooo cute!" Nora cooed she walked with her puppy-dog Grimm. The little thing was all alone, and she just couldn't leave out here alone. They needed a home, and a mommy and daddy to love them. "I can't wait for you to meet your daddy."
She stepped into a clearing, and stared with wide-eyes at the stars that shined from the clear skies above. The pup continued to squirm in her grasp. She shifted her hands to hold the dog-like Grimm to her chest with one hand while resting the other on her brow.
"Aha!" Nora pointed into the darkness, a dark tower only seen atop it's hill by the moonlight. "There! Do you see that?" Nora held the pup aloft over her head. "There's your new home! Once Mommy and Daddy graduate, we'll be living there, just the three of us."
She sighed as she closed her eyes and dreamed of the future. She imagined her and Jaune, much older, sitting in a big living room on the couch, their children playing with their toys as their new puppy, now a much bigger dog, rested at their feet.
"Happily ever after." Nora brought her arms down to her. "Doesn't that sound nice?" She opened her eyes to a black-and-red mouth with sharp teeth on the edges, a reverberating growl tickling her face, numbing the pain.
"Nora!" A familiar voice called out to her. She turned to face it, but all she could see was Grimm mouth. "Are you okay?!"
"I'm fine!" Nora replied cheerily. She felt a tug on her face, and fingers over the white teeth. "I'm just out here playing with Lucky!"
"Lucky?!" Jaune pulled as hard as he could, pulling the jaws backwards to remove their grip on her face. He pulled it off, then let go as he moved in to check her wounds. "What did this little monster do to- OW!" Jaune felt a sharp pain on his rear, like needles digging en masse into his buttocks.
"Aw! Lucky loves your butt, too!"
"Nora, get it off!"
She rolled her eyes and sighed with a smile as she removed his new baby from his perfect butt. His pants ripped, but his underwear remained. She noticed the pup chewing on something between the fabric. It was a small, glass vial of Forever Fall sap.
"Aw, you brought us a present!" Nora cooed as she wrestled the glass from their teeth. "You didn't have to."
"If we needed a distraction, I did, and we probably will." He placed a hand on Nora's shoulder. "Honey, I understand you want to add a pet to our family to help us grow bigger, but a Grimm is-"
Nora stepped away, kneeling down and releasing the pup. They ran away from the two, barking loudly into the night. When she popped open the cap and poured the liquid into her palm, they stopped bark and watched carefully. She stayed low with an extended palm.
"It's okay." Nora whispered. "We won't hurt you." The pup cautiously approached. Once it got close enough, it pounced on Nora's hand. It's paws sticky, it sniffed and licked the sap from it's fur. Once it's paws were clean, it lapped up the rest of Nora's palm. Nora cautiously reached with her other hand, slowly and carefully, and scratched behind it's ear. It momentarily flinched, but continued to lick up the sticky substance. "Lucky, you're such a good baby."
"This is... interesting." Ren, Pyrrha and Professor Goodwitch arrived in time to watch Nora feed the tiny Grimm. "Are you okay, Nora?"
"I'm fine, Pyrrha." Nora said, refusing to look away from the pup. "Just a few cuts and bruises." Once the sap had been licked away, Lucky ran away from Nora. It stopped to look back once, then disappeared into the forest.
Nora stood up, taking a few steps towards where Lucky ran. She stopped and smiled. "I'm glad you liked it, Lucky. I love you."
Jaune smiled as he walked to her. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pulling himself closer. She instinctively rested her head against his shoulder, cuddling closer.
"Do you think they'll be okay?" Nora's smile faded.
"You picked them, Nora." Jaune hugged her closer. "You don't settle for less than the best. I mean, you picked me, right?"
"Jaune," Pyrrha beckoned, blushing, "why do you have a hole in your pants?" He sighed. Yup, she sure knew how to pick them.
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hello-nichya-here · 3 years
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In regards to The Foursome: I understand Tyzula/Mailee/Zucest/Ty Luko/Maiko but where is the textual, subtextual, or WoG support for Maizula? It seems like Mai only has had eyes for Zuko and there is barest of subtextual support for Mailee. Unless you have the HC that Mai, Azula, and Ty Lee experimented with each either as kids at school or during their EK trip but that is just a HC. And the comics explicitly have Mai view Azula as nothing more than a born psycho. So how does Maizula work?
First things first: while did comics did get the fear and resentment thing right, they completely retconed the fact that Mai and Ty Lee did genuinely like Azula - Ty Lee was legitimately happy to see her at first, and Mai willingly joined Azula's chase after Zuko and the Avatar. Due to a ton of these retcons in literally in every character's story and relationships, I don't consider the comics canon (plus, they're poorly written).
Now, this may actually surprise you, but I believe there's more evidence for Maizula than for Mailee. My ranking of the ships with more "evidence" to base it goes like this:
1 - Maiko, Zucest and Tyzula (the incestuous subtext and lesbian subtext were so fucking strong these pairings compared to a canon one. Goddamn)
2 - Maizula (which I'll explain below)
3 - Mailee (cute little moments, and Mai's face when Ty Lee saved her from Azula still gives me the chills)
4 - Ty Luko (we literally only saw them interacting ONCE and I'm still salty about it)
I think the main reason why people miss the subtext for Maizula, is that they're often comparing it to their relationships with Ty Lee - which is a mistake, because the main appeal of these three characters relationships with each other (platonic and otherwise) is how distinct, yet still simmilar their personalities are and the way their key differences and simmilarities make those relationships unique. You cannot expect Mai and Azula to react to each other the way they react to Ty Lee, because the way they interact, comunicate, and relate to each other couldn't be more different. The same goes for their distinct, weird bonds with Zuko.
The main appeal of Maizula (to me at least) is how unusually frank they are with each other. Zuko's motto is literally "Azula always lies", and while Ty Lee does care for Azula and think highly of her, more often than not she only compliments Azula to stay on her good side - it's self-preservation, with hints of true admiration.
Meanwhile, Mai takes a no-bullshit approach to life. She rarely puts on an act, which means Azula rarely has to put on an act around her. The first thing Mai says to her when they're reunited in Omashu is "Please say you're here to kill me" - she just fucking saw the girl, her princess, and is already going "I'm bored, and you like violence. Do me a favor and put me out of my misery". Sure, it's a funny joke and they're friends, but it isn't really all the wise to talk to royalty like that. But Azula just laughs and says it's good to see her.
A few episodes later, on The Drill, Mai full on abandons the mission and says Azula can shoot all the lightining she wants at her. Again, quite a bold thing to do, and once more there are no consequences for it. In The Headband, Azula interupts Mai's moment with Zuko with an obvious lie, and Mai plays along... for one second before giving Azula an angry glare. And in The Beach, Mai literally screams at Azula to leave her alone. There are not many people who would have gotten away with doing that to Azula, and it's surprising that, once again, Mai wasn't punished for it at all.
Even the way she parts ways with Azula is different than the way Azula lost everyone else around her. Ursa was berated her then disappeared suddenly leaving Azula with a bunch of unanswered questions about how her mother truly felt about her; Zuko left without a word on the day of the eclipse; Ty Lee hit her from behind and immediately tried to flee with their (former) friend; Ozai manipulated her and left her in the palace with a meaningless title. Mai was the only one who looked Azula right in the face, with no fear or contempt, and gave her a piece of her mind.
There's also the fact that, despite the clear power inbalance in their dynamic, Azula did respect some of Mai's boundaries. When they are reunited, she simply says it's good to see her puts her hands on her shoulders before backing off, not going straight for a hug like Ty Lee did. Mai also went willingly on the chase after Zuko and the Avatar, unlike their bubbly friend. Zuko was constantly frustrated that Mai didn't reciprocate some of his romantic advances and that she wasn't all that emotional. Azula never expected Mai to act like Ty Lee and keep repeating all the empty flattery she knew the princess would like to hear - in fact, she liked Mai's personality.
Which is brings us to the final point of why I believe there is a real potential for Maizula: how simmilar they are to each other. They were both put under a lot of pressure as kids and expected to be nothing more than the perfect daughters, and Azula even recognizes and acknowledges Mai's struggles with her family at The Beach (though she does it in an unhealthy way). They're both sarcastic, cynical, powerful, surpress their own emotions, crave exciment and genuine affection, don't have any time to waste, and their sass and quick wit is unbelievable. All of that makes their friendship feel real, and the intensity of all the emotions they bring out in each other (both positive and negative) makes a possible romantic interest seem more likely.
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anon: Could you do an Azula x fem or neutral reader. And they’re both pining for each other and Azula’s all in denial. And she witnessed reader create a ball of fire between their hands to keep themself warm. And Azula blurts out her feelings it smt cute like that!??
pairings: azula x f!reader
warnings: none, maybe kind of angsty ? i’m not so sure lol!
a/n: THANK YOU SO MUCH ANON FOR THIS I LOVE THIS PROMPT SO MUCH! i’m sorry it took long to write, i just really wanted to do this prompt justice because it’s such sweet one. azula is one of my favorite characters and i wanted to really pour my heart into this, especially since she’s so complex. also this is a long one, i didn’t expect it to be but it just happened lol. i hope you still like the ending; it ends on kind of a strange note but i felt like this fit her character more. i just feel like azula would need more time to figure stuff out before she seriously commits to this (baby has commitment issues okay take it easy on her). if i conclude it i’d want to do it over a time span so if you like this and want another part of it (to kind of make it a mini-series) let me know! i’d love to write more hehe!
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Being back on Ember Island after so long felt different. Y/N always remembered how she used to come when her and Azula were younger. Azula would always force her to come, even though Y/N hated the beach. Something about her infatuated Azula, but Y/N never understood what it was. They met at the Royal Academy for Girls. Azula liked Y/N because she never showed any fear against Azula, despite Azula’s status and behavior. Since then, Azula never let Y/N leave her side. The two were very similar, assertive and craving control. Sometimes this caused them to bicker and argue. But for the most part, they were oddly caring and sympathetic towards each other. 
Y/N was always confused about her feelings towards Azula. Y/N always admired Azula; but Y/N never thought she’d be confused about her romantic feelings toward her. With Zuko banished, Mai with her family and Ty Lee in the circus, Y/N was the only one left with Azula. Azula was strangely a lot nicer to Y/N during this time, which further fueled and confused Y/N’s feelings for her. But with the war going on and Azula practically being Ozai’s right hand woman, there was never any time to explore what could have been of them if they dated. 
And now they had finally gotten somewhat of a break at the beach, a chance for Y/N to make her move. But when Y/N saw the way Azula looked at Ty Lee at the party, it crushed her spirit. There was no way Azula had any romantic feelings towards Y/N, so she didn’t mind the random boys from the party walking up to her. 
“So you from around here?” the tall Fire Nation teen asked her as he leaned on the wall next to her. Y/N didn’t look at him.
“Sure,” she replied blandly. She took a sip from her watermelon juice and looked over to see Azula. Ty Lee had her arm leaned on the wall beside Azula, while the two talked and laughed together. Y/N sighed as she put her glass on the table beside her, next to the bench where Mai and Zuko were sitting.
“I’m going to go get some air, this party is stuffy.” she said to the couple as she began to walk past the Fire Nation teen. 
“Let me join you,” the teen said as he began trailing behind her. Zuko grabbed his wrist, halting him.
“I wouldn’t do that,” Zuko said as he sent a sharp glare to the teen. “You better leave her alone.” Y/N gave a thankful nod to Zuko as she began to head out of the party. 
The cold air hit Y/N’s skin sharply, sending goosebumps all over her bare arms. She held her arms close to her as she headed down to the shore. She looked around at the empty beach around her, the memories of her and Azula had flooded her mind; when they used to tease Zuko and Mai or when they used to bury each other in the sand. Even though she hated being at the beach, it reminded her of a simpler time between her and Azula. It reminded her of a time when the war wasn’t their problem and her romantic feelings weren’t in the way of things. Y/N sat down close to the shore and looked up at the moon high in the sky. She pulled her knees into her chest and sighed. Shivering, she made a small ball of fire in her hands to keep herself warm.
“Mind if I join you?” a voice said from behind her. Startled, Y/N dropped the ball of fire and spun her head around to see Azula. Y/N dropped her shoulders in relief and patted the spot next to her. As Azula made her way over, Y/N admired how beautiful she looked. Azula had most of her hair down, still keeping her signature top knot pony. She wore a red, silk two piece Fire Nation outfit with gold jewelry. In the moonlight, Azula looked angelic, causing Y/N to blush.
“What’s wrong? You’re blushing.” Azula said as she sat down next to Y/N. Y/N turned away from Azula’s face shyly. 
“Nothing, I’m okay,” Y/N said as she looked at the lapping waves. “Why’d you leave the party?” she asked the Fire Nation Princess.
“Well I couldn’t find you, and Chan was acting weird. Besides, that party was no fun anyways.” Azula replied as she looked up at the moon, “You’re lying to me. You know you can’t get away with it.” Y/N looked at Azula in confusion.
“I said I’m fine, Azula.” Y/N said huffing, causing Azula to smirk.
“Zuzu told me about the boy who was bothering you, we can go teach him a lesson if you want.” Azula said as she turned to face Y/N. 
“No it’s okay, he’s not worth it anyway. Unless you want to get back at Chan too?” Y/N asked. Azula shrugged and looked away.
“He’s not worth it either,” Azula said. Y/N hummed in response and looked back at the waves. They sat there in silence before Azula heard Y/N’s shivering. 
“Spirits, you’re shivering so loudly,” Azula laughed at Y/N, causing Y/N to laugh and made another ball of fire in her hands. She rested her head on her knees as she looked up at the moon. Azula swore she had lost her breath at how beautiful Y/N looked, the light from the fire perfectly highlighting her face. Her eyes sparkled with the light of the moon, causing Azula to smile at her beauty.
Azula had been in love with Y/N since she first met her. Azula just didn’t recognize it as love. Y/N was always there for Azula, especially when her mother, Ursa, had left. Y/N understood Azula on a level that no one else did, which made Azula fearful and confused of Y/N. Why does she treat me like this? She’s a good person, I’m a monster. I don’t deserve this. As Azula’s feelings became stronger for Y/N, so did her fear of Y/N leaving her like everyone else. But now, in this moment, Azula’s fear was diminishing as her feelings of love increased.
“You look beautiful,” Azula blurted out in a small whisper. Y/N froze at her words, causing Azula to realize she had said that out loud. Azula choked as she began to try to play it off, still flustered. “I mean, of course you are. All the guys at that party would agree, the way they drooled over you.”
“I don’t care about them, I didn’t want their attention,” Y/N said dryly. Had Azula not meant that in a romantic way? Y/N felt her heart pounding in her chest; for a moment she felt like Azula meant that in a more-than-just-friends way.
“What do you mean by that?” Azula questioned, furrowing her brows. Y/N sighed, realizing she spoke too much. But now she couldn’t lie to her, Azula would find out eventually.
“Well, I was trying to impress someone I love tonight but,” Y/N hesitated. “I don’t know, I guess I just read the wrong signals.” 
“They’re clearly incompotent and not worthy of you, you deserve better than that.” Azula replied. Y/N hid a giggle at Azula’s remark.
“No it’s the other way around, I am not worthy of them. They like someone else and they deserve better than me.” Y/N said defeatedly. The words she said struck a nerve with Azula, they deserve better than me. Azula sighed at how well she related to Y/N.
“Y/N,” Azula began. “Anyone is lucky enough to be in your presence, let alone talk to you. If they aren’t intelligent enough to realize what a beauty they have sitting in front of them, then they truly do not deserve you.” Azula looked at Y/N, who was now smiling at her.
“Well, then I guess you aren’t that intelligent.” She said to Azula as she bit the inside of her cheek. Azula’s eyes widened at her. Y/N quickly turned to face the beach, avoiding eye contact.
“This is about me?” Azula said as she straightened herself. She felt her cheeks get warm as her guard began to come down. Did Y/N just admit to liking her? Azula was having trouble grasping what had just happened. Y/N simply nodded in reply, still facing the beach.
“You’re making a mistake,” Azula said, shaking her head. “I’ll just end up hurting you somehow. I’m a monster. I’m not worth it.” Y/N turned to face Azula, who was looking down. She took one hand off her ball of fire and used it to turn Azula’s face to her.
“Azula, you are worthy of all the love and affection the world can offer.” Y/N said, stroking her thumb on Azula’s cheek. “And if you love Ty Lee then I’ll be happy for you. Always.” Azula released herself from Y/N’s touch.
“Ty Lee? What about her?” Azula questioned, tilting her head at Y/N.
“I saw the way you looked at her at the party. I know you like her, not me.” Y/N said quietly as she dropped her hand. Azula nearly laughed.
“I was getting tips from her for how to confront you, silly.” She replied lightly smacking Y/N’s arm. Azula bit her lip in worry. “I just didn’t think you’d want to be with a girl like me.” She turned her head to the side. Y/N held her face again and brought it closer to her to kiss Azula’s forehead.
“That’s not true, Azula. I love you, I always have loved you.” Y/N said softly. Azula looked into her eyes, still filled with worry. “What’s wrong?” Y/N pulled herself back from Azula, confused at the worry in her expression.
“I’m,” Azula began, turning her head away in shame. “I’m just afraid.” She blurted out in frustration and stress. Azula was afraid that because Y/N didn’t fear her, this would cause Y/N to eventually abandon Azula. Y/N rested her free hand on Azula’s, causing her to look back at Y/N.
“It’s okay to be,” Y/N said reassuringly. She understood exactly what Azula meant. The pair had an unspoken understanding of each other that caused them to be so compatible. Azula rested her head on Y/N’s shoulder. Y/N’s shoulders relaxed at her touch and she rested her head on Azula’s as they both watched the evening shore. The sounds of the waves lapping from the shore back filled the silence as the two sat there together, warm from each other’s touch and the ball of fire.
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ATLA Unpopular Opinions
I’ve had some thoughts about various aspects in Avatar: The Last Airbender. So, in order of least to most controversial, here we go:
Sokka looks better with his hair up. Sokka’s wolf tail is one of the more unique hairstyles in the show, at least for the guys. He looks so basic with his hair down. The wolf tail adds to his personality, his dramaticness, and humor. How can a water tribe warrior fight with hair in his face? Please also refer to his topknot in Book Three.
Sokka didn’t have as much pull as fans think he does. Pull, in this context, means to attract someone romantically/sexually. First of all, Toph is a child, so I’m not counting her because a 12 year-old crushing on a 15 year-old should be nothing more than that---a crush. Yue and Suki pulled him first, as he fell for them before they fell for him. Suki could care less for the sexist guy who insulted her on her own island; but teaching him the ways of the Kyoshi warriors, plus a kiss on the cheek had him blushing---HARD! He thankfully changed his mindset after that. Yue, while she barely had a choice, had accepted her role as princess and was prepared to dedicate her life to the values of her tribe in an arranged marriage. The amount of times she ran away from Sokka was both tragic and hilarious. But that only made Sokka want her more, she never chased him. To be honest though, he was probably the first guy who treated her normally, despite her status. I think she mainly wanted a friend, but was surprised to find a potential lover in Sokka. Plus he made her laugh. Ty Lee thought he was cute, but Ty Lee thinks everything is cute. That is all. If you wanna talk about pull, Aang had Zuko risking his life chasing him for three seasons (I’m joking, don’t think too deeply about that).
Azula and Katara are almost equal in power. I get that Azula is a firebending prodigy, but sometimes her skills are overestimated by fans and she’s made to seem as though she can overpower everyone. It makes perfect sense that she lost to Katara in almost every fight. Before meeting her, she’s only ever fought nonbenders, firebenders, and earthbenders. She never had experience fighting a trained waterbender, so her losing to Katara shows that even she has her limitations. Whenever she did win a fight against her, it was because she got help from her friends, brother, or subjects. Katara never hesitated to fight her, and being 14 years-old herself, allowed for an even exchange of combat. Let’s be honest, what bender would go up against Azula fearlessly except the one who’s element puts out fires?
Ursa was not a bad mother. Ursa was a victim of an abusive, arranged marriage. For context, Fire Lord Azulon wanted Ozai to marry Ursa because she was the granddaughter of Avatar Roku, and he felt that they would produce powerful heirs to the royal family. Ursa was forced to leave her village, family, and fiance behind for this marriage; because who would dare turn down the request of a Fire Lord? Ursa never really loved Ozai, but he never cared. He just wanted to increase his status and power. Ursa is often criticized for giving Zuko attention over Azula, while scolding Azula and not showing her any love. However, Azula was praised by Ozai, and as a result showed more of an obedience towards him. Ozai showed a great disdain for Zuko. Ursa was simply doing her best to show Zuko how much he mattered. He was living in his sister’s shadow, while being neglected by his father. I also really feel for Azula, because she was only valued for her firebending skills, and she probably had no emotional outlet that she trusted to help guide her. However, I do think Azula was too far along for her mother to really help her. Ursa encouraged Zuko to play with Azula; she genuinely wanted her children to get along like any other parent. I just don’t think there was anything she could say or do to encourage Azula to be less destructive and show remorse for her actions. She should have never called Azula a monster, but she was a woman filled with fear. She feared her abusive husband and the repercussions of speaking out against him, she feared the destructive tendencies of her daughter and the ways she hurt other people without caring for how they felt, and she feared for Zuko’s life for not living up to the impossible ideals of the royal family. Ursa was not a perfect mother, but she tried given the little power she had. Also, to be fair, we only see Ursa’s life from Zuko’s perspective in the show. Azula probably had many memories with Ursa but she most likely blocked them out to hold space for firebending forms and her father’s approval; one of which she never really secured.
Bloodbending is overrated and unnecessary. Some fans claim that Katara should have had a more positive reaction to becoming a bloodbender. However, it was never in her character to be so controlling, especially against another person’s will. Bloodbending is also not as useful as it’s made to seem. Since one can only bloodbend on a full moon, you would have to wait an entire month to even utilize the skill. That’s extremely inconvenient and because you have to wait until nighttime, it’s even less practical. How often does Team Avatar fight during the night compared to the day? They would be sleeping if anything. Also, when your team consists of an agile airbender, a master waterbender, a powerful earthbender, and a weapons strategist, plus Appa and Momo; why would anyone need to bloodbend? Most of the Gaang’s enemies never required that level of power in order to be defeated. Bloodbending is also VERY niche. If this is allowed, should bonebending be allowed since there are minerals in bones? Should soundbending be allowed since sound is produced from vibrations? I admit it’s a really cool ability, but it’s not that important in the grand scheme of things. Also, speaking of Katara...
Katara gets too much hate. I’m not sure if it’s the surge of new fans since the Netflix debut or the repressed thoughts of old fans but lately Katara’s character has been mercilessly criticized. It’s been said that she brings up her mother too often, and that she’s overly emotional and selfish. First of all, Katara was eight years-old (and Sokka nine) when her mother was murdered. During the run of the show, only six years have passed since then, as she’s 14 when she finds Aang. She lives with survivor’s guilt due to her mother lying about who the last waterbender was so that Katara wouldn’t be taken prisoner. Unfortunately, the firebender soldier Yon Rah wasn’t taking prisoners that day, implying that he was going to murder her. Katara mentions her mother only a handful of times, usually to relate to another character who lost someone close to them in an effort to empathize (Aang, Haru, Jet, Zuko). People forget that she saw her mother’s dead body after running to get help. It was definitely wrong for Katara to tell Sokka that he didn’t love their mother the way she did in the Southern Raiders episode, and she definitely should have apologized. But, she was right. Sokka was shown to be closer to his father. She was in extreme emotional pain and instead of being comforted, she was criticized by Aang and Sokka for wanting revenge. How many times has Katara sacrificed something for the sake of others? She barely had a childhood considering she took on a maternal role in her tribe after her mother’s death. She had to deal with Sokka’s sexist comments, she had to suppress her talent for waterbending, and she felt isolated and alone because the one parent that was alive left to fight in the war. When someone needed encouragement, Katara was always there to encourage them. When someone needed help, she never hesitated to assist them. She often put herself in harm’s way if it meant someone else didn’t get hurt. For a 14 year-old girl in a war torn world, she is immensely brave. How many times has Zuko gone on and on about his honor, or lashed out at his Uncle for a seemingly small reason? How many times has Sokka talked about meat? Or Azula and her speeches about controlling and manipulating people? Toph and her rebelliousness? Even Aang’s laid back attitude turned into carelessness every now and then. Every character has a crutch that they attach themselves to, but Katara isn’t given the grace that other characters have been given. Yes, Aang lost his entire nation, and Katara would never know what that felt like. However, Aang wouldn’t know how Katara felt either. Aang was in the presence of children his age and was able to travel around the world to make friends (i.e. Bumi from the Earth Kingdom and Kuzon from the Fire Nation). He was taught to be less detached, so his idea of family is very different from Katara’s. He never witnessed the dead bodies of his people firsthand, though he did see Gyatso’s skeleton later on. Katara grew up in a world ruined by war. She had little to no friends, and the one person she was closest to left her life very early. Her tribe was VERY small and I doubt she had a lot of people to talk to. She had never left the Southern Water Tribe before, so it’s very likely that she was going to stay there her entire life had she not met Aang. She’s been accused of not allowing Sokka to feel sad about their mother, but why should she? It’s not Katara’s job to burden the weight of Sokka’s emotions, especially about their mother. She cannot force Sokka to open up about his feelings, that is something he must do at his own free will. Sokka hides his pain behind his masculinity. He’s protective because he feels guilty about not being able to do anything to help his mother. He doesn’t even remember what she looks like, he could only picture Katara’s face in her place. He felt even worse when his father left and he, understandably, couldn’t go with him. Sokka is not upfront about how he feels, but Katara should not be blamed for that. Overall it may be said that Katara was a flawed character that has recently been more scrutinized for her flaws than acknowledged for her strengths. We can do both, but there’s been an imbalance. She successfully revolted to free Haru’s father as well as other prisoners of the Fire Nation. She guided her friends out of the Si Wong desert despite the obstacles that stood in their way. She healed Aang and Zuko when shot by lightning, ultimately saving their lives and the lives of many other people who have been physically hurt by someone. She even washed Sokka’s underwear and sewed his pants. We can cut the girl some slack if she wants to talk about her mother, can’t we? She’s the glue that holds everyone together. Katara’s emotions make her a stronger fighter. Her trauma has shaped her into someone determined to master waterbending and has allowed her to be more empathetic to those around her. But she shouldn’t have had to go through all of that. She was forced to mature faster in order to survive. Katara can sometimes be arrogant, misguided, oblivious, and doubtful, yes. But she is also resilient, brave, selfless, and generous. That is the duality of her character. She is NOT to be disrespected. After all, as she said to Sokka in The Painted Lady, “I will never, ever turn my back on people who need me!”. And she hasn’t.
Iroh should be banned from the Earth Kingdom. It’s not an unpopular opinion that Uncle Iroh is a war criminal, but I just don’t think he should be allowed anywhere near the Earth Kingdom; either temporarily or permanently. Yes he played an instrumental role in Zuko’s redemption, with tea in his left hand and wisdom in his right. However, that does not excuse his invasion of Ba Sing Se. He laid siege to the impenetrable city for 600 days. Surely hundreds, maybe thousands of innocent people died under his commands. He broke the lower ring, home of the poorest members of the Earth Kingdom. The only reason he stopped was because his son, Lu Ten, died in battle; not aware that many citizens also died as a result of his actions. How many children’s lives has his army taken away? How many sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents have died under his siege? Not only does he get to establish a business and earn money, he is elevated to the upper ring of the city; meanwhile an entire population can barely afford food and stable jobs. I understand that is was for plot purposes, but It’s a slap in the face to allow him to thrive in the city after Aang defeated Ozai. His wanted poster should be everywhere, not just for supposedly betraying the Fire Nation, but also for crimes against the Earth Kingdom. The very least he could do was shut down his tea shop and hand the building over to a family who may need it, and establish a tea shop in the Fire Nation. I’m not saying Iroh couldn’t be redeemed for his war crimes, but it definitely would take more than what was seen in the show for him to be forgiven for them.
Anyways, let me know what you think. This took an ungodly amount of time to write.
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Chapter 3
note: hi guys, it's been a year, i think, since i last wrote something. i felt down these days and wanted to come back to my safe space. i read some of the smuts you guys have out there and let me tell you, they're perfect. feel free to double click on this if you want me to continue it. thanks xoxo
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He was practically running whilst holding her hand. The wind was stroking his hair, now his curls running all over the place.
“Come on, you can do it!” he laughed it off.
They were running through the sand, near the water, so she tried to be careful and not get her sneakers wet. He held her palm tight into his, their fingers intertwined as she felt he had strong hands.
“I’m trying, I swear! I’m just trying to avoid to get my shoes wet” she then laughed.
“Ok” he said and stopped his running. He took a disappointed face and replied “You’re not doing that”.
“What do you mean? I will do that!”
“No, you won’t. Forget about your sneakers. Actually, if you care so much about them, I’ll buy you a new pair tomorrow, no questions asked” he replied.
Sonia took a look at him and suddenly started to laugh so hard she almost got on her knees.
“What?” he asked and started to laugh, too. “Am I a joke to you, Sonia?” he playfully asked.
Still giggling, she looked at him and swiped a tear from her eyes.
“Ok” she paused “not to be a brag, God no, but I struggled a bit too much to afford these sneakers and I think you would, too. But I get it, I’m gonna let myself be surprised” she concluded.
“How much are we talking about?” Calum asked.
“My monthly salary” se replied and he looked shocked.
He laughed it off and let her palm swing around her body. She looked at him, the way the moon hit his skin, his chest, the shadows that were forming on his face. He had strong features, his cheeks were chubby. He definitely looked good. And she understood why Christine tried to get his attention. His polka dot satin black shirt showed his hairless chest and the few tattoos he had. And his strong manly smell, his smell was carefully caressing his skin, something she loved about men.
“You don’t have to think about him, unless you really care” he then said.
She looked back at him and felt he knew something.
“If this is your vacation, then don’t let anyone ruin it. Keep you head high and let me be your entertainer for tonight, ok?” he asked. He then offered his palm and smiled at her. “You look beautiful, just so you know”
It was months since Sonia heard those words. It felt so odd to come from a complete stranger and not from Matthew. It felt strange to accept a compliment and, if she were to be honest, it felt strange that somehow she knew he sincerely said it. “Thank you” she replied. And as she smiled back at him she added “You look hot”. Calum chuckled as she reached to his hand and they started walking further.
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“Were are we?” Sonia asked as they we’re about to enter a villa down the shore. She then stopped walking and forced him to do the same.
“This is the surprise” Calum replied. “Come on, let’s get it”
“No” she said. As much as she enjoyed the walk, she was afraid to enter a stranger’s house. “No, I’m sorry, but I can’t”.
He looked confused, tried to say something, then it struck him. “Fuck… I’m sorry, I understand… You see, I’m not used to this, but I understand you” he said. “Look, we have another option. Behind this very fence there’s a bench, can you see it? It’s right under the light” and he pointed to a small bench inside the yard. “Is it fine?”
She looked over the fence and saw the bench and continued to think about it.
“No, forget it” Calum concluded. "We’ll stay right here, I’m gonna go grab some chairs, but please, at least wait in the yard, I’m not leaving you outside” he said. He took both her hands and kneeled before her, trying to make her laugh. “Please, please… Please?” he begged again.
She started to laugh and agreed to come inside the yard. He tried to ran on the stairs, but miserably failed and hurt his knee. Bot of them started to laugh again, as he was looking into her eyes and tried to open the front door. “Sorry, I told you I’m a little tipsy”.
“Calum?” she asked as he was about to open the door.
“Myeah” he turned around and responded.
“Here’s just fine, bring me something to drink, please” she said.
“Ok, honey eyes” he chuckled.
“What did you just call me?” she laughed.
“I’m tipsy, I have an excuse” he laughed again.
Inside the house, a slow music could be heard and some people we’re talking. She couldn’t help but wonder who this Calum was, what was he doing as a job. Was this house his? If it was, who the hell would invite a complete stranger to his house? And if it wasn’t, who would let anyone to bring strangers intro their houses? It was quite odd, and yet, Sonia felt a sudden relief. As she looked through the yard, she realized it was actually a garden, full of flowers, fruits, decorations and small bushes. In one corner, there was this small dog house and the name “Duke” was poorly painted on the front. “Duke” she said and laughed at the thought that it might be a big dog with a funny name. But, as she said the name, she realized where she was, while a small bubble of fur appeared from the inside of the house, stretched his paws and started to run towards Sonia. She laughed once again and laid on the grass, waiting for the little guy to come to her. She started to play with him, snuggle him and all the good things you should do with a dog.
The door opened and Calum was coming along with a tray and some drinks on it.
“Seems you got to meet Duke” he smiled at her.
“Yeah, he’s such a sweetheart. You know, I actually love dogs more than anything in the world”
“More than singing and general happiness?” he asked.
“Dogs ARE happiness. At least for me”
“Yeah, I agree. Duke is my whole happiness” he added.
“Duke’s yours? How cute is that?” and she started to rub on his belly.
“Here’s some drinks, these three have alcohol in it, these don’t, you choose. I’m gonna choose a non-alcoholic this time, I’m trying not to get too drunk”
“Well, I am trying to, so I’ll choose… this one” and she took a drink from the tray. She took a sip and exhaled, then looked and Calum again. He was busy petting Duke. She smiled at the thought that if a guy has a dog so small, then he must be a keeper. She then laid on her back where the grass looked bigger.
He looked at her and laid on his side, right behind her, looking at her face.
“What are thinking about?”
“Nothing, really. Just trying to find a constellation I know”
“Well, from here you can only see the Ursa Major. Can you spot it?”
“Hmm… not really… to be honest, I don’t even know it looks like”
“Look, is the one that looks like a cart” he said while pointing to some stars.
“Yes… I can see it now” she replied and then looked at him.
Calum put his hand down and looked at her, too.
“You look complicated” he said and reached for her face. His thumb slowly started to stroke her face and finally reached the arch of her lips.
“I am complicated by proxy. I wish I had more time to make up my mind” she replied.
“Make up your mind about.. me, too?”
“I already made up my mind about you, I just don’t know when to act” she replied.
“Do it now” Calum said. His eyes started to glisten once again under the light of the moon. “I promise I’m a gentle being” he added.
“I don’t trust you” she laughed it off and made him laugh, too.
His chuckle made him lay on his back and reach for her hand.
“I’m complicated as well”
“Why, cause you’re in a band?” she replied.
Calum quickly turned his head with a death stare in his eyes.
“How did you… You sneaky girl” he replied and started to laugh so loud even the soil started to tremble.
“Why else would you interrupt me finding your song?” she replied and continued to laugh with him.
He continued to laugh for a few moments, then looked at her again and reached for her hand. He grabbed it and slowly approached it to his lips, only for him to kiss the outside of her palm and then smiled at her. “I still want to taste your lips”
“I do, too, but now it’s not the time” she replied.
The door slammed open and screams could be heard from the inside.
“CAAALUUUMMM!” someone started to yell “Calum, come here to beat their asses!” the voice said.
“Whose asses?” he yelled back.
“Luke’s and Mike’s, of course, they suck at beer pong, I need my knight to win this war” the man added.
“Sure, Andy”
���Let’s go inside” Sonia said.
“You sure? I do not want you to feel forced”
“I’m not, I was testing you”
“That’s smart” he concluded.
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“Old Friends Not Forgotten”
Okay I am so exited for this! This is the episode I have been waiting since the first time I saw the announcement Trailer!! I have a few hopes for this Episode, you can read them here
Ashley Eckstein said that she cried when she watched the episode a few days agos, so I got my tissues ready!
Anyway let’s start!
- My computer just died on my while starting the episode, but I fixed it
- I am so scared! I want to see this so bad! But i don’t want it to be over in a few minutes
- Grievous! Long time no see!
- Seriously? That is all the Kanan we get? I mean...I guess I am fine but I kinda expected...more
- Seeing the Jedi on the missions they are going to die on breaks my heart...honestly I almost cry every time I see Plo in a fighter....ohh godddd order 66 is coming
- Trailer shots! (well technically last TV Spot Scenes)
- Did Obi-Wan just save Cody’s life?! OMG my babies! I did nit expect yo cry before Ahsoka arrives.....Ahhh Dave what re you doing to me???
- “Anakin where are you?” I see nothing has changed with you two
- Full Battle, Cody and Obi-Wan have taken cover, Anakin just walkes around like a god with blasters shouting behind him, while talking to Obi-Wan dodgin a blaster and trolling his master hahaha this boy kills 😂😂😂
- “ We already finished our battle so we decided to come and help you with yours” 😂😂😂 also technically you did not anwser his question
- I could quote their whole conversation honestly! I did not expect the episode to be so good before Ahsoka even arrives!!!
- “I know better than to try and stop you” well... I am just gonna leave this here without any comment
- “I have come to surrender” Look at him he can’t even say that without sarcasm 😂
- R2?
- Yes if course it is R2, I would know him anywhere
- The Clones being done with Anakins plan and Rex supporting his General no matter what is giving me life!
- Fly away boys!
- Please tell me Anakin will brag about this later when talking with Ahsoka
- Cody asking Obi-Wan if he play as well like he is is dad 😂😂😂 i can’t this episode is too good already!
- We are five minutes in and watching this has already taken me 20 minuets because I had ti stop to write this 😂
- “Always glad to help my friend” ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME HERE???!
- FULCRUM jauskakawhwhkee egejeneejejejehhejejdbwjkshaiwkdwbkwkauiwkjwje
- Ahsoka is coming ahsoka is coming ahsoka is coming ahsoka is coming
- “Are you okay?” Can you see the happiness in his eyes? My heart can’t take it anymore....
- Anakin is so happy! He basically jumps around Obi-Wan
- Parallel to the movie!!!!! Ahsoka stepping out of the ship (you bet I will use that in every video from now on)
- R2! He is so happy to see her as well!!!
- Ahsoka touching R2 Shjskwjjejrejejksjwvwhfducrujdsibseivdyjxdinsty
- How dare you stop him! I needed to hear that!!!
- Look at him! He is so heart broken 😭
- “What where you doing on Oba Diah?” Anakin beeing a concerned father ahsnehekenajksmshualsnsjsksnsbso
- Holy shit! Bo-Katan...that hid right in the feels! (Why are Obi-Wan and Bo-Katans interactions so much more satisfing that Ahsoka and Anakins?)
- Anakin and Ahsoka are alone! ANAKIN AND AHSOKA ARE ALONE!
- They smiled at each other! OMG Ahsoka finally smiled at him!!!
- “I have a surprise for you” it’s the clones, right?
- They called her commander ahnsensjenejwkkdbebsjdmsbsssoslkbisksbeh
- “They have been waiting to see you” i already know this scene but it still kills me!!!
- “Sure thing, commander.” Hahekskiskskwnisownswjkaowkehwosknskslskskakwhsosmehwoskensozlsk
- THE LIGHTSABERS! ITS THE LIGHTSABERS, RIGHT?
- Are you kidding me? She is was so close to opening that box!!!
- I hate this scene! i hate palpatine for doing this!
- OMG Ahsoka is giving Obi-Wan attitude....
- Anakin is so uncomfortable 😂😂😂
- I am so mad at Obi-Wan right now. I mean who’s fault is it that she is not part of the army any more? Yours! Because you and your whole counsel did not belive in her!
- Come on Obi-Wan!
- “May the force be with you” Okay I can forgive you bc I love you but you are really making it hard on me Obi!
- “He doesn’t seem to stay dead” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
- THE LIGHTSABERS!
- “Good thing I thought you otherwise” that is the kind of wholesomeness I have been waiting for!
- Also can we talked about the fact that he had Ahsokas lightsabers with him on a siege! Like he probably carried them with him everywhere after she left and took care if them in case she ever comes back......
- This is the last time they see each other? Good luck? GOOD LUCK? GOOD LUCK????? No hug, no snips, no skyguy, no I am proud of you? JUST GOOD LUCK?????!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME????!!!!! I am crying! I am literally crying!! I am not okay guys....
- Will we see the battle of couresant?
- No it is just Ahsokas fleet.
- How is half of the 501st this much? 😂
- It kinda looked like Ahsoka has a crush on Bo-Katan for a second 😂 but honestly I would not be against it
- This girl just reminded me so much of sabine from the back 😂
- Ursa!
- “Don’t need one” Rex smile.... I missed these two together so much!
- “Race you to the surface” she is so Anakins Padawn!
- I missed seeing her fight with lightsabers... I am so gay...
- “Thanks commander” I smiling so hard right now
- I think they just killed the Sabine lookalike 😂
- “Beat you” Anakin energy
- “Some things never change” 😭
- Commander Rex 😭
- Bo-Katan sounds so worried about her! That is kinda cute
- Ahsoka is walking straight into a trap but I have felt some many different emotions watching this that I simply don’t have the ability to worry about anything right know 😂
- I am so happy right now that neither Rex or Jesse have followed her into the tunnels...
- MAUL!
- “I was hoping for Kenobi. Why are you here?” Does he know her?
Okay so in conclusion: I am not okay. Not at all. And I am not satisfied! But I also I loved this episode so much!!!! I think I will watch it again today without pausing it.
So if you excuse me I will finish my Anakin & Ashoka video know and then probably cry for a few hours...
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rwbyvein · 4 years
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Firen Lhain: Chapter 209: Broken Spear
Nora sat in the passenger seat of the bullhead as it traveled towards the Kingdom of Vale. She could see what was happening off in the distance. She stepped into the back, eagerly looking into Jaune's eyes. It was the most soulful, puppydog look she had ever given him, and he could not resist it. Of course, Ruby was on the ground, and likely her team was with her... She... and they... needed all the support they could give. Jaune slowly nodded.
Nora grabbed Magnhild and jumped out the open doorway beside him. She stood on the hammer and fired, giving her lift into the air. Her small wings could take care of the rest.
Jaune looked into the eyes of Ren and Pyrrha sitting across from him, and they both nodded. They could not spare a single moment.
The bullhead approached the obvious disturbance. What exactly it was they were seeing was hard to say, other than wreckage, and a LOT of Grimm... and a lot of dustfire. The bullhead turned to the side to let them see, and there was RWBY, encircled by Grimm. It's amazing how they always found a way... to do the most amazing things. Ren rushed in under his arm, and leapt forward. Jaune caught his feet and threw him forward. So much easier to do now that he understood aura. He moved his shoulder back to let Pyrrha in before doing the same for her.
'Heres to hoping the aura takes.' he thought to himself as he jumped out of the bullhead. He landed on a tower with a thump, and looked around. He was... intact... He breathed in deeply. The fall was only a dozen yards or so. His eye caught Yang being knocked down, leaving a crater where she landed. A moment or few later Nora's hammer landed on the head of a King Taijitu, sending a shockwave down through it. The King Taijitu fell to the ground as Jaune lept once again. As he landed on the ground with a great rumble, Pyrrha and Ren were already moving off to join Nora and RWBY in the fray.
Once again he was left behind... but this was his plan... He was growing to accept that this would always be the case. But this didn't mean he couldn't be useful. "Alright?!" he shouted, "Who wants to be first!"
A rumble happened behind him, or grumble as it were. An Ursa... Ursa Major.
He breathed in deep, trying to calm his frayed nerves. "I've done... this before..." he said to himself. Despite the tug on his arm, he had done this before. Grimm weren't Human, nevermind Huntsmen. They didn't have a soul, or an aura. Aura was the very bane of Grimm. Nevermind protecting Huntsmen, it hurt Grimm. He had to cover every part of his body in aura, and his weapons and armour. Aura was his sword and his shield... but... he was still going to use his sword and shield. The Ursa Major brought it's great paw down, but he blocked it with his shield. With a great surge of strength and aura he pushed it back, riddling it with slashes from his sword. Eventually the great creature fell backwards onto the ground with a great thud.
Jaune tightly gripped his sword as the blood flowed through his veins, breathing intense, but still in his control. His tunnel vision was fading, and he found himself surrounded by Beowulves. Pyrrha pulled her right arm back, turning Miló into a spear, when she found Ren's hand on her shoulder. She turned to look at him, seeing him slowly shake his head. She lowered her arm and anxiously looked over to see Jaune felling the Beowulves one at a time. She developed a sad smile. He might... not need her anymore... Ren tapped her shoulder, and as she turned her head, he pointed to the approaching Creeps. Pyrrha used her Semblance to throw her armour, and her with it, at the Creep, while Jaune watched more Ursa approach.
He remembered back to Professor Port's lectures. When facing multiple Grimm, you should keep one in front of the others to act as a filter. This way you might only have to face one at a time. Shield up, sword back, he slowly moved to the left. This caused the four Ursa to roughly form a column. The first struck at him with it's right-fore paw. Jaune moved his shield slightly to the side so the attack deflected off. He struck his sword into the Ursa's neck. He got stuck and used all his strength and Aura to force it through. He used his momentum to spun around, cutting the left-fore paw of the next Ursa in line. He swung his sword back around and took off his head. This left him open to the third, so he quickly pulled his sword down to the right, bringing his shield forward to strike the Ursa, a flash of light occuring at contact. The body of the Ursa started to dissolve like the dying ones did. The Ursa recoiled, and he thrusted his sword through the left side of the Ursa's neck with another flash of light. The neck began to dissolve until it detached. He kicked the body of the Ursa, launching it back into the one behind. He launched himself forward imbedding his sword into the heart of the last Ursa, pulling it out just as quickly.
Jaune was covered in a great shadow, and looking up he saw a Giant Nevermore above him. "What, why?!" he shouted, "You can fly! Why are you here?!"
His screaming seemed to have attracted the Nevermore's attention. Well, at least now no one else had to worry about being impaled by the Nevermore's feathers... which it quickly launched at Jaune. Jaune held his shield above his head. One thing you have to learn with shields it to look around it. You can't see through it, but you can see the light, shadow and movement around it, along with the sounds involved. And this indicated the Nevermore was diving. He waited a moment and then dropped his shield, jumping up to headbutt the Nevermore. He was still learning how to do this, but this time he certainly remembered to encase them in aura. They were both part of himself, and a weapon, and he was learning to do both.
He struck the Nevermore, knocking it back and causing quite a bit of visible damage to it. The Nevermore stalled and plummeted to the earth. Jaune had already jumped into the air, plunging his sword deep down into it the moment the Nevermore landed. He was snapped out of his reverie when he heard Weiss loudly scoff.
"Did he just?!.." Weiss asked.
"Seems like it!" Yang replied.
'Yeah, thanks guys.' Jaune thought to himself. But... they were right to be surprised... he wasn't exactly a good fighter until right now. He heard the clattering of a rolling boarbatusk. He turned in time for it to slam into and deflect off of his shield. Several more quickly followed. Once the last struck his shield he lanced into it's belly from below while still in the air. He lanced into a second while it was on it's side while the others began another rolling attack. This time Jaune didn't just block the attack but rammed them with his shield that flashed with light, sending the four surviving Boarbatusks flying. He was able to lance two of them before the others recovered. He smashed the first with his shield before it recovered and then lanced him, smashing the second the moment he got back to it's feet.
Jaune turned to see Coco's comically overzealous attack. I mean, seriously, imagine being able to afford THAT MUCH DUST. It was ridiculous.
* * *
JNPR approached the collapsed RWBY. "We can't exactly leave you here." Jaune said to them, and they tiredly looked up at him.
"I hope you don't intend to?.." Weiss voiced.
"I'll carry his ice princess." Pyrrha stated, and scooped up Weiss. Weiss, in turn was too shocked to relax, turning a light blue hue.
"I'll carry the dragon." Jaune stated, and picked up Yang like a princess. Her eyes opened wide and her brown scales quickly flushed orange.
Ren stepped up and picked up Blake. She looked him in the eyes, neither saying anything.
Nora was last and picked up Ruby. "What's up, Rubes?"
"Two cute girls with giant weapons." Jaune stated, and both girls blushed.
"What?.." Yang asked, "What about me?"
"You are definitely cute." Jaune stated.
"And she does have giant weapons." Nora added, causing Yang to turn even more orange.
"Nora!" Weiss tiredly scoffed.
"Ember Celica is that not..." Ruby voiced, "Wwaaaaiiiitt..."
"I might be tired..." Blake voiced, "but I can hear Yang not laughing."
"I'm just a little..." Yang voiced from Jaune's arms. "You know."
"Oh, I know." Blake stated.
"Oh, man..." Yang voiced, "I just want to die."
"No dying." Jaune quietly voiced, and leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. He then stood back up with a surprised, (and a bit terrified), look on his face. "Ha-ha, yeah, sorry. Seven sisters?" he asked.
"Sisters?" an upset Yang asked.
"Look, I'm sorry. Scold me all you want... when you wake up at least..."
"Yeah... yeah..." Yang voiced.
* * *
Ren walked up to Blake's bed. "Do you really have to carry us to?.." Blake asked, and stopped when Nora threw Ruby up to her bed.
Jaune leaned down to kiss Yang on the forehead once again before hefting her up to her bed. He had the strength, but Aura certainly helped him to control her. Weiss expectantly looked up at Pyrrha as they approached her bed. Ruby looked down from her bed, "Yang got a kiss." she stated.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry." Pyrrha said to Weiss, and then gave her a quick peck on the lips before elegantly placing her on her bed. "Sweet dreams."
JNPR walked to the door and out, the door closing firmly a few moments later as Jaune crouched to get through it.
"Did that..." Blake asked, "really just happen?"
"uh... huh..." Yang stated.
"Did he really just throw you up there?" Blake asked.
"You know it." a surprisingly eager Yang replied.
"Is Weiss asleep?" Ruby asked, "or just?.. you know?.."
"Hard to say." Yang stated.
"Alright." Ruby stated, "As team leader I've decided we're going to get some sleep." Affirmative groans followed.
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howlingday · 3 years
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Jaune: So, I told him, I- (Yang shoves Jaune's friend out of the way)
Yang: Why, hello there. You look like a very attractive, young man. Allow me to take you out on the hottest of dates. I see you have a lot of other word lady suitresses. Allow me to make my case.
Harriet spins a football on the tip of her finger, then juggles it a few times before stepping on and giving Jaune an eyebrow wag.
This girl plays football, but I once won the whole superbowl myself~!
Yang shows a clearly photoshopped and edited video of herself throwing a basketball like a baseball to herself, where she bowls over pins and canned audience roars.
Elm is working the 100lb. barbells, then looks up at Jaune and gives a smooching gesture to him.
This gal is a weightlifter, but I can bench an entire condimental shelf~.
Yang shows a video of herself lifting a shelf of a of assorted condiments, looking at the camera while licking the spout of the mayonnaise bottle.
Winter nods towards Jaune while holding her military dress cap in her dress uniform, and holds out her business card, which has a lipstick stain on it and a set of numbers written on there.
This woman is a general, but I already brought the world everlasting peace~!
Yang shows a video of her punching "Salem," who is just Weiss in a gaudy black dress.
And if that's not enough, let me ask: When was the last time one these bitches killed a motherfucking mythical beast~?!
Oh, yeah, I will rock your world; 'cause I'm a Dragonslayer Girl~!
Yang rips off the midriff of her shirt, showcasing her gloriously soft six-pack. She then turns around and smacks her own butt.
I shall now show off my abs! Don't act like you don't want this ass.
Yang slips Jaune a letter, titled, "For the cute blonde. Inside is a boob pic. No nipple, just cleavage from above, with a little bit of her sports bra showing in the corners. She then hands Jaune a crudely drawn picture book, titled, "Yang Xiao Long: Dragonslayer."
How hard did I just seal the deal, with my dragonslayer steel? Do you feel all my sexy appeal, and my story which is so very totally real~?
The first page of Yang's book features a crayon drawing of her on a Bullhead (or maybe that's a shark), going up a mountain with a sign that reads, "90 MIL HUNDRED 50,000 HUNDRED FT." The second page is Yang fighting Ursa with karate gis and headbands on. The third page was split in two with the top left featuring Yang fighting a green dragon, and the bottom right featuring Blake looking sad at a lonely candlelight dinner. The last page just had the word "BOOM!" written on it.
I flew up to mountaintop, it was ninety million hundred fifty thousand feet in the air~.
'Til I found the dragon's cave, and I fought through her army of awesome karate bears~!
Dragon's breath was a blast from Hell, and we fought so hard, I missed a long-standing appointment with boo~!
Then I swung my Bullhead like a club, and it caused a sonic boom that ruptured space, and then exploded the moon~!
Oh yeah, now you want to fuck, 'til you dragonslayer nut~!
Yang flexes her hands, then shows a photo of her and the rest of Puns and Roses.
I killed a demon with these hands! Did I say I'm also in a band~?
In case, you might need more proof, I brought the dragon right to you~!
Yang throws down a smoke bomb that doesn't go off, and Emerald lazily steps out.
OOH~!
It's the one that I slew, to attest that my story is totally true~!
Dragon Dance~!
Yang tries dancing with Emerald, but she's just standing there pouting. Ruby awkwardly dances with them. Yang nudges Emerald, who sighs.
I AM A DRAGON~!
NOT SOMEONE YANG MET AT THE BUS STATION IN A DRAGON SUIT~!
WHOO~!
Boy, let's go back to my place! Nothing fancy, just a huge mansion in space~!
Yang shows a video of Schnee Manor photoshopped into a starlight sky. Yang hands Jaune a letter, which he opens, and inside is a pair of black, lacy panties. Yang finger-guns him.
Can you guess what coming next? Here's a hint: I'm talking about sex~!
This is the best day of your life! I'll be your dragonslayer bride~!
Yang shows off a wedding photo with their faces glued on the original couple's faces, before she turns around to face the other women and shuts her eyes.
Now it's time to decide, which lucky one of us will be your lover tonight~!
Yang: (Opens her eyes, Sees Harriet is gone) ...Oh, I see you have chosen the football player. (Turns around, Sees Jaune's arms being cuddled by Harriet and Winter) ...And the general. (Elm walks behind them and drapes herself over Jaune's shoulders) ...And apparently the weight lifter as well. (Emerald walks past her, Grabs Jaune's ass) ...And the dragon. (Ruby runs up to them, Shoots Yang an "I'm sorry!" look) ...And my sister, Ruby. (The Summer Maiden pushes Yang out of the way before walking behind the harem) ...And the Summer Maiden?! She hasn't even been revealed yet!
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vfdarkness · 4 years
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Lost Constellation - pilot
What follows is the pilot script for another audiodrama I’ve been working on. I wrote the initial draft of this about the same time as episode one of A Voice From Darkness. The elevator pitch is it’s Twin Peaks inside The Overlook Hotel. Besides giving you that, I’ll let you experience it blind. Enjoy! 
TEASER
We hear a dial-up modem connection.
Partway in, as the static enters, underneath it, a swarm of wasps fades in.
THE SWARM isn't natural. It's how wasps sound in a nightmare.
The Swarm overtakes the dial-up static and tones. It pervades our ears. Then:
SILENCE.
We hear the last few seconds of the modem connection made.
It fades out.
As it does, for a half-second a wasp buzzes through our ears.
INTRO MUSIC
ACT 1
INT. URSA MINOR DINER - DAY
Customers make small talk as they eat.
A register dings open. Change is made. The register is shut.
ALLISON WENDT (20s) stands behind the counter.
ALLISON
Thanks for coming to The Ursa Minor. Hope you beat the blizzard.
The door opens and closes. A door chime lets us know.
Allison grabs a coffee pot off the burner.
Footsteps.
Coffee is poured into a mug.
TRAVIS BYERS (50s) sits at the counter.
TRAVIS
I need at least two refills of that coffee of yours every morning, Allison. Ha.
ALLISON
You're not sitting in your usual spot, Travis.
TRAVIS
No, guess I'm not.
ALLISON
It's empty. Been empty all morning. Any reason you didn't sit in your back corner booth? That's prime real estate in most diners.
TRAVIS
Thought I'd see if the eggs tasted any different at the counter. That's all.
ALLISON
You order the same thing everyday.
TRAVIS
I like what I like.
ALLISON
You read the newspaper everyday - each section in the same order front page, sports, entertainment, comics, local. Everyday.
TRAVIS
Not always. Sundays I read the comics after the front page. But what's your point?
ALLISON
You're a man of habit. And you changed something today. I think there's a reason. I'd like to know what that is.
TRAVIS
Something wrong with me sitting at the counter?
A beat.
ALLISON
Do you ever remember your dreams?
TRAVIS
I don't want to talk about dreams. I want to drink my coffee and read my paper.
A beat.
ALLISON
You just finished the sports section. Time for entertainment. Unless you're changing that up too. 
Enjoy your coffee.
Allison walks away.
INT. CAR - DAY
We hear a car driving on a snowy interstate road. Wiper blades slowly knock the slush from the windshield.
Periodically other cars are heard in passing.
Driving is SPECIAL AGENT MICHAEL RIDLEY (30S).
The RECORD button of a microcassette tape recorder is pressed. There's an audible hiss from the tape.
RIDLEY
(into recorder)
Starting a fresh tape as I begin the Alaskan leg of the investigation. The date is September 26th, 1995. 3:13pm, Alaska Daylight Time. 
A beat.
RIDLEY
It’s snowing. Coming down hard. I knew that was likely before I got on the plane up here. But if the post office doesn’t stop delivering: “Neither snow, nor rain…” how could an honest man of the Bureau not search for a missing girl under those same conditions? Still... If I don’t find Kimberly Dalton in the next several hours, I’ll need to make accommodations.
A beat.
RIDLEY
I'm nearing Constellation, Alaska. Strange town. I don't mean to be judgmental, but it undoubtedly is. The entire community exists within a single building The-
Ridley flips through a notepad on his passenger seat.
RIDLEY
Randsa Tower. A fourteen-story ex-naval base, according to the clerk at the gas station. I had to have him explain what he meant - the whole town existing in a single building. He meant exactly that. Doctors' offices, a diner, grocery store, taverns, church - you heard that right, taverns plural, church singular - all of  it under one roof in the Randsa Tower - Constellation- both. You can be born, live your life, and die without ever stepping foot outside the building.
A beat.
RIDLEY
I guess that's no different than any other town in many respects. Wonder if they have a graveyard somewhere in the building. If I get in good with any of the locals I might ask.
A beat.
RIDLEY
Still a mystery is what Kimberly Dalton saw on the world wide web that brought her all the way here.
The tape hiss continues until Ridley hits the STOP button.
SEGUE MUSIC
INT. RANDSA TOWER QUARTERDECK - DAY
We hear Ridley's footsteps walk up to a receptionist desk.
Sitting at the desk is RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS (RM1) SEAN DWYER (30S). He plays with a three-dimensional puzzle that's much like a Rubik's Cube. But not.
As Ridley approaches, Dwyer twists his puzzle.
RIDLEY
Excuse me.
The cube twisting continues.
RIDLEY
(louder)
Excuse me - Could you stop playing with that puzzle-toy for a moment.
The twisting stops.
DWYER
(petulant)
Can I help you?
Ridley pulls out his wallet and flips it open.
RIDLEY
Special Agent Michael Ridley, FBI. I tried calling ahead but couldn't get through. I'm looking for a runaway teenage girl from St Louis. You the town... receptionist?
DWYER
RM1 Dwyer. Navy. I'm the Petty Officer of the Watch. You, Special Agent Ridley, are standing at the Quarterdeck of this command.
RIDLEY
Quarterdeck? For a building? You call the windows portholes too?
Dwyer doesn't laugh.
RIDLEY
This is still a naval base? Guy at the gas station told me it got de-commed in the 80s.
DWYER
(laughs)
You get all your military intel from gas station clerks? Some floors are navy-occupied.
RIDLEY
Which floors?
DWYER
That's classified.
RIDLEY
What if I go to one of those floors on accident?
DWYER
Well, don't do that.
RIDLEY
How will I know unless you tell me which floors I can and cannot traverse?
DWYER
I mean, if you just - if you - go to... Just try to avoid...
RIDLEY
Listen, Petty Officer, I'd like to find my runaway before we're snowed in here. Help me out, will you?
Dwyer sighs. We hear him pick up the handset of a phone and dials a rotary.
RIDLEY
Are you-
DWYER
I'm getting one of my guys down here to escort you up to the Sheriff's office.
Faintly, we hear a phone ring through the receiver.
DWYER
(to Ridley, tour guide mode)
Constellation is named after one of the six original frigates that-
DWYER
(into phone)
Bogues? Get down here.
Complaining-sounding muttering from the phone receiver.
DWYER
I don't care if you're not on watch. You were dumb enough to answer the phone. Get down here. I need you to escort someone.
More muttering at the other end.
RIDLEY
What floor's the sheriff on?
DWYER
Seventh.
RIDLEY
Tell your guy not to bother. I'll find it on my own, thanks.
Ridley's footsteps move away from the Quarterdeck.
Dwyer hangs up the phone.
The sound of a cube turning resumes.
ACT II
INT. URSA MINOR DINER - DAY
The Swarm fades in. It builds to a crescendo.
Then cuts to diner ambiance.
DEVIN GRANT (19) flips a page in his comic book.
The double doors separating the kitchen and diner swing open.
DEVIN
Hey Allison.
ALLISON
Devin. You're not in uniform. You off today?
DEVIN
No duty for me.
ALLISON
Lucky. Looked like a lot of your fellow sailors were busy battening down the hatches for this blizzard.
DEVIN
Yeah, I gotta miss all that. And mom sent me a care package.
ALLISON
Comics?
DEVIN
And Good & Plentys. You want some?
Devin shakes a box of candy.
ALLISON
Devin, I'm giving one last warning - if you ever offer me that awful lie that calls itself a candy again - you'll be banned from this establishment. Forever.
DEVIN
More for me.
A beat.
DEVIN
I ran into Martha Davidson earlier. She said she ate breakfast here this morning.
ALLISON
Yep. Her and her husband.
DEVIN
She said she heard you arguing with Travis Byers about something. What was it?
ALLISON
It's nothing. Don't worry about it.
DEVIN
Come on. You gotta tell me.
(whispers)
You went Jean Grey on him, didn't you? You read his mind and saw something weeeiiird.
ALLISON
I told you not to call me that.
DEVIN
(rationalizing)
Sorry, it's just-
ALLISON
It's nothing like that. That's not how it works.
DEVIN
(genuine)
Sorry.
A beat.
ALLISON
So did you want to order real food or keep eating that garbage candy of yours?
DEVIN
Yeah, can I order something to go? I promised someone I'd bring them something.
The Swarm abruptly comes back in. It builds. Then:
SILENCE.
INT. ELEVATOR - DAY
The elevator doors close. A button is pressed.
Ridley turns his microcassette recorder on. We hear the hiss of the tape.
RIDLEY
(into recorder)
5:48pm Alaska Daylight Time. The sheriff's office was empty. There was a note on the door that read: Back Sometime.
The elevator moves.
RIDLEY
While talking to RM1 Dwyer earlier, across the lobby, I saw a neon sign for The Ursa Minor Diner. In Constellation. Cute. My intention now is to grab a meal, question the staff to see if any have seen Kimberly Dalton, and then ask about getting a room. I was maybe too optimistic in thinking I'd find Miss Dalton and we'd leave before the blizzard hit.
The elevator unexpectedly stops.
We hear the lights flicker.
The Swarm fades in, but is just barely present in the background.
It fades out after a few moments.
RIDLEY
Not sure what just happened. I believe the elevator stopped.
The elevator moves again.
RIDLEY
Had me worried for a moment. Thought maybe it'd lost power.
The elevator doors open.
A beat.
RIDLEY
I'm not sure what floor I'm on, but it's not the lobby.
Ridley presses the Lobby button again.
Nothing happens.
He presses it several times.
RIDLEY
The elevator appears stuck.
He waits. All we hear is the hiss of his tape recorder.
Ridley impatiently sighs.
We hear his footsteps.
RIDLEY
I'll have to find the stairwell.
Footsteps.
SEGUE MUSIC
INT. URSA MINOR DINER - NIGHT
Diner ambiance.
The phone rings.
Footsteps.
The phone is picked up.
ALLISON
Ursa Minor, this is Allison.
DWYER
(through phone)
Will you bring me a piece of pie? Please. And thank-you.
ALLISON
Who is this?
DWYER
It's Dwyer. Over at the Quarterdeck. I'm waving at you.
ALLISON
Yeah, I see you. What kind?
DWYER
Cherry, please.
SEGUE MUSIC
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
We hear Ridley walking and the hiss of his microcassette tape recorder.
RIDLEY
(into recorder)
The floor I'm on - there's low wattage light bulbs in candelabras on either side of the hall. Doors on either side. All numbered.
Ridley knocks on a door.
RIDLEY
Anyone home?
Some footsteps, then another knock.
RIDLEY
Anyone here?
Quiet except for the tape hiss.
We hear his footsteps as he continues down the hall.
RIDLEY
I'm not sure how many live in Constellation. Whole floors could be abandoned. I've lost count of all the doors I've knocked on. I haven't seen a single EXIT sign that might direct me to a stairwell. I believe that's an OSHA - and National Fire Protection Association - requirement. When possible, I'll register a complaint to the building supervisor.
A beat.
We hear the sound of the puzzle Dwyer was playing with on the Quarterdeck.
Ridley is startled - we hear him exhale and jump back.
RIDLEY
Where did you come from?
The sound of the puzzle shifting continues for a moment. THE GIRL does not answer at first.
THE GIRL
I was here before you.
RIDLEY
I saw the petty officer on the quarterdeck playing with one of those toys. Puzzles? Whatever it is.
THE GIRL
A Primordial.
RIDLEY
What?
THE GIRL
A Primordial. Admiral Parsons designed it. To see which of us are in tune and which are not. Would you like to try it, Michael?
RIDLEY
How'd you know my name?
THE GIRL
I'm sorry. Should I call you Special Agent? Was it rude of me to call you by your first name? Have we met yet?
RIDLEY
No... No- we haven't.
THE GIRL
I saw her. You told me to keep an eye out for her. She's looking for The Door. I told her not to go through it. Not to look for it. If she does - she'll draw attention to this tower.
RIDLEY
Who? Who did you see?
THE GIRL
The girl you told me to keep an eye out for.
RIDLEY
Kimberly Dalton?
THE GIRL
She solved The Primordial in several seconds. Faster than anyone in my class can.
RIDLEY
Where is she?
THE GIRL
Who?
RIDLEY
Kimberly Dalton?
THE GIRL
I don't know who that is.
RIDLEY
You just said you saw her.
THE GIRL
Who?
RIDLEY
Are you playing games with me? You told me I told you to keep an eye out for Kimberly Dalton and then you said you saw her. We never had that conversation.
THE GIRL
But we did. Just now. Didn't we? You just told me to keep an eye out for Kimberly Dalton. And I will.
The sound of the puzzle shifting stops.
THE GIRL
(scared)
I need to go now.
RIDLEY
Wait - how do I get back to the lobby?
A door slams down the hall. Then another. And another.
RIDLEY
What is that? Who's there?
The sound of THE SWARM is faint in the distance.
RIDLEY
Where'd she go? Young girl?
He tries the nearest doorknob. And other. Both locked.
RIDLEY
She disappeared.
The Swarm raises and fades out.
INT. RANDSA TOWER QUARTERDECK - NIGHT
Quarterdeck ambiance.
DWYER
RM3 Grant get over here!
A beat.
DWYER
RM3 Grant! - Devin! - Get over here.
Footsteps.
DEVIN
RM1, what's up?
DWYER
You see an FBI Agent wandering around?
DEVIN
FBI? What're they doing here?
DWYER
That's classified. Just... I haven't seen him in a few hours. The blizzard's really coming down now. Kinda worried he and the girl he's looking for might be stuck here awhile.
DEVIN
Girl?
Dwyer realizes he shared something maybe he shouldn't have.
DWYER
That's classified.
SEGUE MUSIC.
ACT III
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
Footsteps. We hear the hiss of Ridley's tape recorder.
RIDLEY
(into recorder)
I've just turned the corner. Still not sure where the girl I was speaking to went. Still no clear exit. Dead end up ahead, but one of the doors is cracked open. A green light is emitting from the space.
He walks down the hall.
Knocks.
RIDLEY
Hello? Door's open. Anyone here?
In the distance we hear The Swarm.
The door creaks as Ridley opens it. He steps inside.
The Swarm fades back as he enters the apartment.
INT. URSA MINOR DINER - NIGHT
Diner ambiance.
ALLISON
Travis, you're back for dinner.
TRAVIS
I am.
ALLISON
Back at the counter again too.
TRAVIS
Let's not get into this again.
ALLISON
Sorry. And sorry for this morning.
TRAVIS
All water under the bridge.
ALLISON
This morning I was having the worst case of Deja Vu. You ever get that?
TRAVIS
Oh yeah. Doesn't everybody?
ALLISON
Maybe it wasn't Deja Vu exactly. It was a dream I had. Do you ever remember your dreams?
A beat.
TRAVIS
No. Not normally.
ALLISON
I do. Really well. You were in a dream of mine last night. You want to hear it?
Travis doesn't reply.
The diner ambiance fades out as Allison describes her dream.
Dream ambiance replaces it.
ALLISON
I was standing here. But you were over there. Sitting in your corner booth. Like you normally are. The diner - it wasn't the same. The windows that face out into the lobby. And the ones that look outside - they were all black. And it was dark in here too. But I could see you sitting in your booth. You weren't alone. There was a man with you. He leaned across the table and whispered in your ear. He placed an object into your palm, and you squeezed your hand shut. You became two people. One of you got up and walked out into the darkness that'd overtaken the lobby. Walked right past me. I tried to talk - to stop you. But I had no voice. I turned my attention back to the you in your booth: What did he say to you? What did he place in your palm? I wondered. In my dream. I was holding a coffee pot.
Without thinking I walked toward you - the you still in the booth - you and this man you were with. Maybe to give you some dream coffee. When I got closer, I saw it wasn't a man with you. It was a bunch of tiny ugly squirming things. Creatures. Insects. I don't know what they were but they were. Were-
TRAVIS
Swarming. They were swarming.
ALLISON
Swarming. That's the word. They were swarming together to form this- this perverse simulacrum of a man.
A beat.
ALLISON
What did it whisper, Travis? Where is the other you?
CUTAWAY SOUND
INT. ABANDONED APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
RIDLEY
I don't mean to intrude - if anyone's here - but I'm a bit lost.
A beat.
RIDLEY
(into recorder)
There's no one here. I don't think this space has been occupied in some time. The greenlight - there's a computer terminal. It's an older system - I'd place it somewhere from the early 80s. It's flashing trivia questions across the screen - What's the capital of Idaho? Who was the eighth president? What year was The Great Gatsby published? There's a stack of reference books next to the keyboard. Encyclopedia volumes, an almanac. Atlas.
The door creaks.
RIDLEY
(away from the recorder)
Hello? Someone there?
The Swarm enters, but it cuts out. And is replaced by:
A man sobbing.
RIDLEY
Sir, I need to ask you to put the gun down.
TRAVIS
(sobbing)
I can't. I want to but I can't. It's making me...
RIDLEY
What's making you?
TRAVIS
I was in the diner - in the dark - and I was sent here. To give you a message. You need to listen.
CUTAWAY SOUND
INT. URSA MINOR DINER - CONTINUOUS
Diner ambiance.
TRAVIS
It's like you said, Allison. Deja Vu. I didn't remember this morning when I sat at the counter. Something about the back booth set me on edge though, but I didn't know what. I remember now. I remember it all. You want to know what The Swarm whispered to me?
Everything that Travis says next - his voice is doubled - as there's two versions of him delivering the message.
Under his words is a subtle but unsettling ambient sound.
TRAVIS
The star that guides you is black./ There is no sky.
There is no light./ You are shipbuilders, you are thieves./ Who only travel in the night./ In my home, there were unopened doors./ But you beat them down./ You left differently than you came./ Did you know?/ I'd never seen a blade of grass. A river snail. A desert tower./ Memories. Mirrors. And dreams./ I speak those tongues, perhaps more./ But I have no words to convey my hatred for your trespassing./ So I invent my own.
INT. ABANDONED APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Gunshot.
Body falls to the floor.
RIDLEY
Oh no. No.
(into recorder)
This man... I'm not sure how much the recorder captured, but this man came in with a gun to his head. He spoke - delivered a message. And he shot himself. The message he delivered...
A beat.
RIDLEY
I think this is going to be the Summer of '91 all over again.
Ridley presses STOP on his tape recorder.
INT. URSA MINOR DINER - CONTINUOUS
Diner ambiance.
TRAVIS
Asked and answered, Allison. Asked and answered. That is what was whispered to me in our dream. And now that dream is over.
We hear Travis disappear.
ALLISON
What does any of that mean? Travis?
(shouts)
Travis!?
A beat.
ALLISON
He's gone.
Customers continue to eat and make small talk.
A wasp buzzes in our ears for a split second.
OUTRO MUSIC
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malachite-isms · 4 years
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Your Kiss is on Their List pt2: Ruby Rose
Their trap was set. The hunters in position, the bait readied, the prey driven into range. Now all that was left to do was wait. It was all too simple... Like, way too simple. Stupidly simple. Cartoonishly simple. But, if their research was to be trusted, it was just the right amount of simple.
That is not to say their target would be as easily caught as the trap was set. Quite the opposite. She was a veteran in all but title, a seasoned fighter and hunter of the creatures of Grimm. More, she was a speedster, able to outpace and out-maneuver nearly any foe. Not only that, but her position of leadership spoke to her tactical mind and quick thinking. Any who considered her a mere upstart in battle would be sure to suffer.
Fortunately for the devious duo, their target had weaknesses they were intimately familiar with exploiting. She was socially awkward, romantically inexperienced, easily embarrassed by praise, and currently crushing hard on another girl. Additionally, it would appear as though she has never been competently flirted with. Frankly, all they would need to do to secure their victory would be to make physical contact.
And she was getting closer by the moment.
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Usually, this sort of thing might've been her fault. She could admit that, no problem. But this? This?! How in Oum's name was she supposed to know the lines for the bathroom grew so quickly? She had taken five minutes to clip her toenails in the room (almost exclusively for the purposes of upsetting Weiss) and suddenly the lines for every bathroom on every floor of their dorm stretched longer than lines for the new Scroll.
After patrolling every bathroom in the building in her pajamas for what felt like hours, Ruby had simply started wandering. Maybe she could trick Weiss into thinking she had taken a shower if she was gone long enough. It wasn't like she was going to perform an inspection.
As she considered tweaking that thought to make a new pickup line to use on a certain cyborg, the most divine scent known to man or faunus made its way to her senses.
When had she wandered so close to the kitchens? It didn't matter. Who was baking in the school kitchens so late at night? Who cares? Would she be welcome to partake in the sweet treats? Irrelevant.
She had been denied a shower by fate, truly this was the universe making things right. She quickly moved from the thought in favor of kicking open the wooden double doors to the cafeteria. She scanned the grand dining hall, finding it empty. Good. A better chance the cookies would be fresh. Unless... No... Could the cookies be gone already?
Across the room, the huntress spied the door to the kitchen with light flooding from its edges. So there was hope! With a whisper-shout of "parkour!" Ruby took advantage of her solitude and clumsily ran over the benches and tables between her and the kitchen.
As she stood outside the kitchen's silver swinging door, the chocolatey aroma had hit a new high. If her nose was to be trusted, as it often was, not only were there plenty of chocolate chips, but they were fresh enough that they were at an optimal level of gooey-ness. Whoever was responsible for this batch was quite the adept.
Momentarily forgetting the concept of being judged, Ruby made a show of kicking open the light door and adopting an entirely ineffectual, yet very cool looking, fighting pose. She spied the hefty plate of cookies and wasted no time in closing the distance between herself and the small countertop it rested on. As a connoisseur of cookies, she had no doubt that this was a masterfully made batch.
The dough was baked to a beautiful golden-brown, not a single spot overcooked. Plenty chewy, but with just the right amount of satisfying crunch. The chips were still gooey, as expected, and spaced appropriately so that both the chocolate and cookie would be properly appreciated.
Swiftly taking a bite out of the first cookie very nearly brought a tear to her eye. A superb mix of gooey, crunchy, and chewy melted in her mouth. This was truly the epitome of sweets.
"Well well well, what do we have here?"
Halfway through her fifth... fifteenth? Tenth. Her tenth cookie, Ruby's eyes shot wide open when she heard the monotonous voices behind her. She swivelled around, cheeks pudged and half a cookie still in her hand, and saw the source of the voices.
There were two young women, each in short, wide-skirted lolita-style dresses, red lipstick, high heels, and a feathered hair clip. The woman on her left was dressed in white, with elbow-length straight black hair and particularly sharp looking heels. The woman on her right was dressed in red, with a short black bob cut, and a fluffy fur boa across the back of her neck and shoulders.
Ruby had done plenty of growing in her time at Beacon, not enough to resist the temptation of cookies mind you, but getting caught red-handed like this made her feel like a kid again in the worst way. Operating on instinct, she popped the half-cookie in her mouth and chewed slowly. The pair each simultaneously raised a single eyebrow, the perfect synchronization unnerving. Ruby's eyes darted between the two, eventually falling on a glass of milk in the white twin's hand.
Following her gaze, said twin piped up. "So first you eat half our cookies, now you wanna take our milk too?" she demanded.
"My min'd meem do!" Ruby tried to communicate, but was impeded by half-chewed cookie. She began coughing after swallowing the cookies down the wrong pipe.
"Ugh," the white twin began ",fine, here."
Ruby took only a moment to consider the act of kindness before swiping the milk and chugging it with practiced efficiency.
"Sorry!," she gasped, wasting no time on breathing ",I just smelled then while I was walking around, and I could tell they were fresh, and nobody was around, and the universe owed me because I'm still all sweaty, and you guys got a lot closer, and I'm starting to sweat again...!"
Just as she had said, the twins had stepped forward, in perfect unity once again. Ruby had stared down Nevermores, Deathstalkers, Ursas, Beowolves, and all manner of nightmare in her huntress training, but being cornered by these two was a different game altogether.
Ruby was short, shorter than most anyway, and these two weren't exactly tall, but as they loomed mere inches from her, she felt like she was facing giants.
"Sorry!" she managed to squeak out as she squeezed her eyes shut.
"*chu*"
Ruby's eyes flew open to see the twins' faces pulling away from her cheeks. Her brain took its time putting the pieces together; the noise, the oily feeling on her cheeks and the warm tickle preceding it... They'd kissed her.
All coherent thought ground to a halt, no external stimuli was being acknowledged save for the slick sensation where the two women's lips just were. A thousand questions raced through her mind, none of which she had the capacity to try and answer. She had short circuited.
"Uh...," her mouth was flailing, and with no help from her floundering mind, all that escaped her was "UH?!?"
"Oh we couldn't be mad at that cute little face of yours!" the red twin said with a sweet smile before leaning in again and pressing a kiss to the smaller girl's forehead. Ruby's eyes widened and her blush deepened.
The white twin gently poked Ruby's nose before kissing it. "Oh you're so small and adorable, I just wanna take you home and make you my teddy bear!," she gushed.
With all mental defenses thoroughly crushed, Ruby imagined herself in bed, nestled between these two beautiful, inexplicable women.
Her blush deepened as the kisses and compliments and mental images kept coming. As the cookies behind her cooled off, Ruby Rose began to steam.
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"Hey, where's Ruby?" Yang asked, stopping in the middle of pulling a loose t-shirt over her head.
"Could she still be in the showers?" Blake offered ",only a few of them are working, so the lines have been pretty long."
"That's true," Weiss paused, noting Yang still not having moved from her mid-dressing stance before continuing ",but even so, it's been far too long. Hasn't it been hours?"
"Eh, maybe she spotted one of the blacksmiths on their way to the forge," the brawler theorized, finally pulling the shirt on fully ",you know how she gets with weapons."
"That's true," the heiress conceded ",but she's never hasdled them for this-"
"Wait!" Blake cut in, looking at an arbitrary point above.
"What's up?"
"Do you smell that?"
At her urging the two girls took probing sniffs of the air and reached the same conclusion. Sweet and rich, their fearless leader had made them all familiar with that aroma in due time.
"Cookies." they stated in unison.
There was a light tapping on the door and Weiss was ready to begin a tirade.
"Ruby! How many times are you going to do this? You can't just-" she opened the door "-keep doing thi- *gasp*"
There in the doorway stood Ruby Rose, clad in her pyjamas, holding a tray of chocolate chip cookies, and wearing a mask of crimson lip prints. Across her forehead and cheeks, tracing her jawline and cheekbones, and peppered on her neck and nose were the remnants of an amorous assault. Weiss might've recognised the shade of lipstick on her partner's face were she not in stunned silence.
Her features spoke to the trance she seemed to be in, as well as the low, slow, mumbled gibberish that was flowing from her mouth. In a way, the sight was comical, one could almost see the hearts in her eyes and spinning around her head.
"Wow Yang," Blake chuckled ",maybe you should ask your sister for some pointers, huh?"
"Heh, always knew she was a chip off the ol block!" Yang responded, trying to hide the nervous pit in her chest.
"Um... guys?" Weiss called from the door.
Blake and Yang approached as Weiss held out a photograph. It was a school photo of Ruby, big enthusiastic grin and all, but stained with two lipstick marks. Weiss flipped it over to reveal the message on the back:
💋Who's next?💋
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(And there's the first part. Not great, I know, but I really just wanna put this silly idea on metaphorical paper, y'know? Plus, I think we know of plenty of characters in need of a good smooching.)
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slut4oikawatooru · 4 years
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transfer student x Oikawa fluff
Sorry for the wait this came out much longer than I expected and it’s pining and pretty cute @cheychey-4788 I changed a few things hope you like it!
Oikawa started at the transfer student with curiosity. He seemed different and he sparked interest in Oikawas mind. He watched as the transfer student in the desk next to him drew in his notebook. He saw stars and constellations scattered across the page. “Hey I’m Oikawa!” the brunette student made eye contact with oikawa and smiled looking him up and down. Oikawa noticed him doing so. “What constellation is that?” something about this transfer students aura just drew him in. “This my friend is Ursa Major” the tall boy said with a friendly dignified tone. It’s as if the boy knew exactly how to make people like him. When the bell rang Oikawa watched as the boy stood up and walked out of class, he noticed the boys athletic looking figure and had an idea to find out more about him. At lunch Oikawa sat with Iwaizumi, bringing up “the new kid” in their conversation. Iwaizumi didn’t seem too interested until Oikawa said something about recruiting him for the volleyball team. Iwa noticed something was off when Oikawa spent the entire lunch period talking about the new kid and how he seemed “cool”. After years of being friends with Oikawa and listening to him about his crushes he knew that this was the beginning of Oikawas crush.
The next day during class Oikawa asked the curly haired boy if he was interested in the volleyball team “hey new kid! I noticed that you’re pretty tall, we could use that on the volleyball team, I’m the setter!” The taller boys eyes lit up and said that he played a bit in middle school and hasn’t played since because his old school didn’t have a team, but he loved it. “I was actually the middle blocker on my team, so with some practice I could probably get back into it!” The taller boy pushed his hair behind his ear revealing his piercings. Oikawa just stared at them for a while, this new kid was so fascinating, Oikawa knew he wanted to know more about him. But it wasn’t so clear to him why...
The transfer student walked through the doors of the gym after school to find the Seijoh volleyball team warming up together. “Hey new kid! Meet the team” the tall boy walked over to the team and introduced himself. Iwa hadn’t seen oikawa this excited in a long time. They played a few 3 on 3 games, with Oikawa Iwa and the transfer on the same team, it was safe to say they won every game. “See thar Iwa-Chan, new kid has a hell of a block!”.The whole time Oikawa kept looking over at Iwa smiling, clearly impressed checking if he was too. Seeing this made Iwaizumi happy he was glad Oikawa had something to focus on now. After losing to shiritoriaizawa last year he hasn’t been the same, but Iwa saw some of his spark come back. “Hey Shittykawa, where’d you find this kid? I like him better than you!” It seemed like the whole team liked him, even Mattsun and Makki got along with him. After practice Oikawa pulled the new kid to the side to talk. “Hey newbie! I wanna talk to you about your serves.” Pulling him aside from the rest of the group Oikawa asked “Would you want to stay after a bit and practice some serves with me?”. The new kid smirked “yeah dude I would love to!” Oikawa wrapped his arm around the taller kids shoulders and led him back into the gym.
The day of the first practice game with karasuno came faster than they thought. They have been practicing for 2 months now and have worked their asses off. When they were getting close to the school, Oikawa was getting nervous. His ego took a hit when they lost to shiritoriaizawa last year and ever since has been training to get better, so he wouldn’t have to feel the disappointment and anger ever again. “Hey! Oikawa-San are you, okay?” Oikawa shivered hearing the new kids voice speaking to him so endearingly. He stopped for a moment to think, wondering why this kid had such an affect on him. Iwa noticed. “Yeah I’m good I don’t have to worry since I know I’ve trained you back into shape”. Oikawa gave Iwaizumi a shit eating grin and did his infamous peace sign. “Hey kid, with that height and my training, we’re gonna beat their crow asses”.
They played 3 practice games, seijoh beating them every time. Oikawa played hard he wanted to impress the new kid. He didn’t know why this kids approval was so important to him, he couldn’t understand why he was so drawn to him and his stupid hair. After the matches on the bus ride home everyone fell asleep except Iwa and Oikawa who sat next to each other. “Oikawa, so you like this new kid?” “Yeah hes got a lot of skill.” Iwa stared at him for a moment thinking “how clueless is this jerk?”. Iwa looked Oikawa in the eye and said “and that’s all, you just think he’s good?”. With a look of confusion Oikawa said “what do you mean?”. “Well it’s just that when the first years came in you never looked at them like that, and they’ve got a hell of a lot of skill”. Oikawa looked down, silent for a moment. It was all starting to make more sense. “Listen shittykawa, I can tell you like him so you better do something about it before it affects your playing”. Oikawa stayed silent. The rest of the bus ride he put his head on Iwaizumis shoulder, something they had done since middle school.
When they got home Iwa and oikawa texted about the matter. Iwaizumi knee oikawa better than anyone and knew it would mess him up if he didn’t do anything. Oikawa spent all night thinking about the boy. The boy that captivated him, the new kid with the charm unmatched except to himself. The next week oikawa tried to distance himself from the transfer student. Looking from afar and stopping the after practice sessions. He figured that it was just a little crush and he could get over it. During that week oikawa was miserable. Everything just seemed so boring to him. That’s when he realized he had to talk to him. Anything would be better than this. He texted Iwa and they planned to set something up after practice. Iwa and Oikawa organized a third year team dinner after practice. The plan was set, makki and mattsun were to come up with an excuse to leave early together and iwa would do the same, leaving Oikawa and his crush alone.
During the dinner the third years talked about their plans and the rest of the year regarding volleyball. “Oikawa, I never properly thanked you for getting me back into volleyball, without you I never would’ve had this fun of a transfer. Thank you, I owe you”. Oikawa turned RED, makki couldn’t help but snicker to mattsun. Iwa just smiled at his best friend waiting for him to respond. “Of course! I wouldn’t let a tall kid like you to go to waste!” “The first time I saw you I knew you had potential”. Oikawa smiled hiding his fears and longing behind it. Mattsun and makki said that they had to leave early to help yahaba with his science project. It was just the three of them left and everyone could feel how awkward it was. Iwaizumi stood up and left to go to the “bathroom”. They were alone
Oikawa had no problem being charming and talking to people, the only problem was that so did this guy. He was an equal to Oikawa, the great king. Girls fawned over him, everyone seemed to admire him. It was different with him, the new kid was smart he could most definitely see through his facade. Was he just too polite to say anything? Or maybe he wasn’t into that kind of thing? Was he even gay? Oikawa panicked. His breath started picking up and the new kid obviously noticed. “Hey are you okay? What’s going on?”. Oikawa looked down at the table. “Oikawa please is something wrong? Is it me? Do you have a problem with me or something?”. Oikawa looked up to meet his eyes. “Why would you think that?” Oikawa whispered as his voice broke. “Its just that youve kinda been ignoring me recently and I didn’t know why.” Oikawas eyes widened. “NO OF COURSE NOT” he said in the same sad tone. “listen I don’t really know how to say this but the reason I’ve been so distant lately is because, well I like you. And more than in a teammate way, I mean I like you a lot.” Tears began to fall from oikawas face, finally letting all the pent up emotion out. The taller boys jaw dropped and grabbed oikawas hand across the table. “Oikawa look at me, stop crying.” Oikawa looked up and once again was melted by his gaze. “I like you too, I didn’t want to make things awkward since were on the same team so I never said anything.” Now they were both crying, but they were crying together. Holding hands while their elbows were on the table they stared at each other and for a moment it was if they were the only two people in the world. They left the restaurant after, still holding hands. The stars were shining brightly. They sat down on a bench together and talked the night away, staring at the stars. @cheychey-4788
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How would Team Rwby react with a s/o that is a dragon faunus that has a treasure hoard that contains things they consider treasures and one morning team Rwby wake up in the hoard instead of their bed and most of the treasures are things that they gave their s/o and basically the girls being in the hoard basically means that the s/o is saying that they are a treasure to them?
Holy shit! I finally wrote something! This is for Darkborn187′s birthday, so happy birthday, my friend! I know it’s about a day or two late, but I hope you don’t mind. I also hope this was close to what you were expecting from this ask.
It’s a fact that Dragon Faunus have a tendency to stash the things they treasure most away in the caves and hollow logs around their home for safe keeping. What each Dragon Faunus deems valuable enough to hoard varies and can tell you a lot about their personality. This hoarding is instinctual, but it can be resisted. The problem is, if they do resist this urge, they may end up stealing and hoarding things in their sleep. Well, one day the girls of team RWBY wake up in their S/Os’ treasure hoard with their S/O rather than in their bed. It seems that their S/O had stolen them away in their sleep. As they lie there in their S/O’s warm embrace, they take a moment to look around and see what sorts of things their S/O has deemed “valuable”. It quickly becomes clear that items in their “treasure” hoard consist mostly of the things that they had given their S/O, or things relating to their dates.
Ruby: Ruby wakes up with a sleepy yawn and tries to get up, but can’t because her S/O has a tight hold on her waist. It’s not an abnormal occurrence since a snuggle-bug like her naturally went after another snuggle-bug as a love interest. Knowing that there was no point in trying to get up until they come to, she snuggles back down and starts to doze off again. That is, until her sleep-addled brain finally woke up enough to recognize that something wasn’t quite right. Her eyes snap open and she realizes that she is not in her room or her S/O’s room; it’s darker here and the air feels damp and a little chilled on her face. She turns as much as she can to look behind her, sighing with relief when the person behind her does turn out to be her S/O and not some weirdo who whisked her away in the night. She is curious as to how she got there, but decides that it can wait until her S/O wakes up. She does take time to look around as much as she can in her current position. There’s a lot of stuff in this cave, or what she assumed to be a cave. There was the giant stuffed Ursa she had won for them at one of the game booths around the festival grounds (she’s really good at those shooting games), a pile of what seemed to be movie tickets in one corner of the cave where it would be safe from any water damage, several pictures adorning the walls (some of them both and some just of her. It seemed like there was at least one for every date they went on), the comic books she had given them, and so on. Ruby smiled at the fact that her S/O had kept all of these things and had used them to decorate their little “hide-out”; it was really sweet and super cute. She lets out a little giggle, which wakes her S/O. Her S/O yawns and sits up before looking around just as confused as Ruby had been and then blushing in embarrassment. “Well, good morning, sleepyhead” Ruby said and pecked them on the lips.
Weiss: Weiss grumbles in her sleepy state, trying and failing to get comfortable enough to drift off again. Her sleeping space is unusually lumpy and uneven, and something was digging into her side. When she eventually gives up and opens her eyes, she’s shocked to see that she isn’t in her room. From what she could tell, she was in some sort of underground cavern. It was dark, the air smelled like clay, and there were what appeared to be roots coming out of the ceiling. She looked down and saw that she was laying on a bed of moss; not the most sanitary thing, but it was better than the dirt in her opinion. As her eyes adjusted to the dark, she started to be able to make out other things in the cavern. There were little ice themed knick knacks, a bouquet of excellently preserved white roses, and several small boxes stacked and piled all over the place. As she took everything in and tried to figure out just where she was and why she was there, she felt something crawl across her hand, making her jerk back and scream. Her deafening shriek caused her S/O, who had apparently been snoozing away beside them jump up and scream themselves. Once they both calmed down, Weiss demanded an explanation. She was mad at first because she hated being in such a dirty, insect ridden place, but her anger immediately dissipated when her S/O got to the part about them likely taking her there in their sleep was likely due to how much they treasured her; it was bound to happen sometime and would likely happen again. Weiss thought that was adorable and hugged her S/O tightly while complaining about their choice of hoard location. Their S/O laughed and promised to find a more suitable location in case this does happen again.
Blake: Blake wakes and is a bit disoriented at the unfamiliar surroundings. The dark room, cracked concrete walls and dingy floor were very different from what she should be seeing. Her heart leapt into her throat within milliseconds of her opening her eyes. Had she been taken? How and why? Who had taken her? Was it Adam? Her mind though all of these things at once and she started to panic. Then, she noticed the other presence in the room, a warm body curled up behind her. She turned her head slowly as possible so as to make as little noise as she could and to keep her movements from being detected by this other being. The car faunus breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the being behind her was her S/O and not some weirdo or one of her many enemies. Feeling more at ease knowing they were there with her, Blake sat up and began taking in her surroundings. There were plush black cats and empty cups from their favorite cafe all over the floor. What appeared to be books were stacked nearly to the ceiling in the far corner of the room. She got slowly crawled closer to the stack and was able to make out the titles of the books in the darkness thanks to her faunus heritage; they were all books that she remembered suggesting her S/O read, or books that they read together, or books her S/O had “borrowed” and she had never bothered to ask for back. Next to the books was a cardboard box, which Blake promptly but quietly opened. Inside were sheets upon sheets of paper covered in words; she quickly recognized both her hand writing and that of her S/O. She picked one up and realized that these were love letters. They often wrote each other cute little notes or long-winded letters professing their love for one another since it seemed to be much easier for them to write the words instead of verbalizing them. Well, for the most part. The papers that had her S/O’s handwriting were scribbled out or half finished. She recognized some of them were similar to ones she had been given by her S/O, just not as well written. Perhaps they were rough drafts? That would be ridiculous though! S/O didn’t even write rough drafts for massively important essays, so why would they do it with something so trivial? Also, what do all of these things have to do with each other and why were they here in the first place? Then, it all clicked in Blake’s mind. All of these things involved her. She then remembered that her S/O was a dragon faunus and that they are known to hoard things they deem valuable; she even knew about their occasional nocturnal kleptomania. It didn’t take long for her to put two and two together then. She looked back over to her snoring S/O with a soft smile and an almost silent giggle before putting the papers back and gently closing the box. She then crawled back over to them and snuggled up to them to get a little more sleep. She was in the safest place she could ever be; in her dragon’s secret hoard.
Yang: Yang sleeps like the dead and that was something her prankster of a S/O took advantage of regularly, so she wasn’t super surprised when she woke up in an unfamiliar place again; she was just glad it wasn’t on an inflatable mattress in the middle of the school’s swimming pool this time. No, this time it was in a dark, windowless room and she was laying on a hard linoleum floor with what seemed to be a bedsheet over the top of it, and a plush blanket over the top of her. While not being able to see unnerved her, hearing the all too familiar snore of her S/O beside her kept her from getting freaked out. She slid out from under the blanket and stood up with a stretch before putting her arms out in front of her as she started feeling for the nearest wall. Once she found it, she moved along it until she found a light switch. Yang flopped on the light, temporarily blinding herself as her eyes adjusted to the sudden change. Once she could see again, she started to take in her surroundings. The first thing she noticed was that an old set of her bedding was on the floor with her S/O snuggled up under it completely unbothered by the sudden brightness that filled the room; she had wondered where that bedding had gone. She then noticed that the tile on the floor and the blank white walls seemed familiar; they were somewhere in the school. A disused storage room perhaps? The old industrial shelves that normally would have held cleaning supplies or school equipment were crammed full of different items that seemed to have nothing to do with the school. Sure, there were some books, but they seemed more like photo albums rather than studying material. There were also plush animals and what looked to be articles of clothing. She pulled one balled up cloth from the shelf and found that it was the band t-shirt she had gotten her S/O on their first date, a concert for one of her favorite bands. She never saw them wearing it, so she had always wondered if they hadn’t liked it or if she had gotten them the wrong size. She put the shirt back haphazardly and pulled out another piece of cloth. It was one of her jackets that had gotten damaged by a particularly fierce Beowolf on a school field trip; she thought she had thrown that away. Another piece of cloth that she found crammed into the shelf was one of her bandanas that she normally kept tied on her leg. She had given one to her S/O because they seemed to like it so much, but she never saw them wearing it. She pulled one of the books off of the next shelf, and sure enough, they were photo albums. Every single picture in the album had something to do with her. She knew that her S/O was real shutter happy on dates, but she hadn’t realized they had taken enough to actually fill an album, and they had actually bothered to have them printed out to make said photo album! The next album was mostly pictures of her S/O’s family, including the time she had met them. She knew how much her S/O valued their family, and that they loved taking pictures of things they liked, so she was honored that she had gotten an album all to herself and that the album had been made with such care; her S/O had a real talent for scrapbooking! After looking at a few things, she realized that this must be her little dragon’s hoard of “treasures” and giggled. It was just so cute! She would no doubt use this as ammo to tease them with in the future.
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